Asked by: Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in reducing rates of economic inactivity due to disability caused by preventable chronic conditions among those aged over 50.
Answered by Lord Young of Cookham
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and I will place a copy of their letter in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of Government procurement with small and medium-sized enterprises in each financial year from 2010-11.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Spend with SMEs was not systematically monitored prior to the 2010 General Election.
As part of our long-term plan for a stronger economy, the Government has introduced ambitious reforms to help SMEs tender for and win business. As a result our direct spend with SMEs has increased year on year. Direct spend with SMEs was £3.2bn in 2010-11, £4.4bn in 2011-12 and £4.6bn in 2012-13. These figures to not include indirect spend.
Data for 2013-14 will be published in due course.