Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Esther McVey Excerpts
Thursday 10th July 2025

(1 day, 15 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Georgia Gould Portrait Georgia Gould
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I really welcome the House’s continuing enthusiasm and support for procurement. We have listened to that and are taking it seriously, which is why we set out, as I said a couple of weeks ago, further changes to procurement rules to respond to all those points about supporting SMEs, supporting British jobs and supporting British skills.

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey (Tatton) (Con)
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Can the Minister confirm the amount of money that has been saved as a result of the changes I brought in to the equality, diversity and inclusion guidance in the civil service? Will he also say if he will be maintaining those changes, or does he seek to overturn that policy?

Pat McFadden Portrait Pat McFadden
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I am not seeking to overturn that, but we want to have a system where we uphold the equality law that applies to the civil service, just as it applies throughout the public sector.