A question on #PublicSector #Procurement tabled by Martin Rhodes on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Georgia Gould.

Heading: Public Sector: Procurement
Question ID: 1807626
UIN: 56058
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5251
Asking Member display name: Martin Rhodes
Asking Member handle: MartinRhodes21
Asking Member Twitter reference: @MartinRhodes21
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies blacklisting workers.
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5305
Answering Member display name: Georgia Gould
Answering Member handle: georgia_gould
Answering Member Twitter reference: @georgia_gould
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Answer text: The Government is committed to tackling misconduct in public procurement. All contracting authorities and suppliers are expected to act, and be seen to act, with integrity. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 prohibit the compi...
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Answering body ID: 53
Answering body name: Cabinet Office
Tweeted: true