Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Tom Pursglove Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd March 2017

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There is far too much noise. The voice of Corby must be heard. I call Tom Pursglove.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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T8. What steps is the Minister’s Department taking to maximise opportunities for UK industry through cross-Government procurement? Does he have any early sense of how the new procurement guidelines are bedding down?

Ben Gummer Portrait Ben Gummer
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My hon. Friend is right to point out that it was this Government who introduced new guidance to make sure that we could support the UK steel industry wherever possible. That has been well received by the industry, and I hope to be able to write to my hon. Friend quite shortly with the results of where we have got so far.