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Written Question
Government Departments: Procurement
Friday 24th January 2025

Asked by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement practices help to promote ethical supply chains.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government expects the highest standards of conduct throughout public sector supply chains.

The Procurement Act will strengthen the grounds on which unethical suppliers can be excluded and introduce a new debarment list.