Civil Servants: Public Procurement Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Public Procurement

Lord Tyler Excerpts
Thursday 29th October 2020

(4 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Tyler Portrait Lord Tyler (LD) [V]
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My Lords, in the light of the report from the Good Law Project on procurement referred to by my noble friend Lord Scriven and the noble Baroness just now, can the Minister confirm that there is comparable transparency where the personal and political interests of Ministers and special advisers are in question? I cite the specific example of the £276 million PPE contracts, to which I have drawn Ministers’ attention.

Lord True Portrait Lord True (Con)
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My Lords, Ministers are bound by the Ministerial Code and civil servants are bound by the Civil Service Management Code, from which I have quoted. Special advisers are also required to conduct themselves in accordance with the code of conduct for special advisers and the Civil Service Code.