Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds
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Looking forward, the Government have already announced their new public interest test to end outsourcing by default. From April next year, all contracts over £1 million have to be assessed for in-house viability before renewal. Departments exceeding £100 million in annual spend must also develop five-year insourcing strategies. We are moving swiftly to deliver our manifesto commitment.

Seamus Logan Portrait Seamus Logan (Aberdeenshire North and Moray East) (SNP)
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My constituents Scott and Pamela McBride from Peterhead are victims of this shambolic bùrach. They retired in April 2020 and are still waiting on a resolution. They came to me in February. I will keep it simple: if I write to the Minister with the details, can his surge team help me with a surgery appointment to sort this out?

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds
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The simple answer is yes, and I am sorry to hear about what has happened with Scott and Pamela.