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Written Question
Government: Procurement
Tuesday 8th March 2022

Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help increase opportunities for fulfilment companies in Ashfield to secure Government contracts.

Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg

Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the UK economy. That is why we are making sure Government spending supports this vital sector, both as part of our economic recovery from COVID-19 and as part of our levelling up agenda. We are increasing opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a variety of ways - from transparently publishing contract pipelines to simplifying bidding processes.

These measures are working. The latest procurement figures for 2019/20 show that £15.5bn was paid to small and medium sized businesses to help deliver vital public services. This figure is an increase of £1.3bn on the previous year and the highest since records began in 2013.

Now we have left the EU, we are able to redesign our procurement framework to create a simpler regime which will be of great benefit to UK SMEs.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Living with Covid-19

"Unlike the Opposition, the Prime Minister got all the big decisions right throughout the pandemic. Does he agree that we should never return to a full lockdown, and that any isolation should be targeted: it should be the clinically vulnerable, the elderly, and the Labour Front Bench?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"T5. Now then, for far too long foreign dangerous criminals have used the Human Rights Act to avoid deportation. Unlike the Labour party, the vast majority of Ashfield residents want to see dangerous foreign criminals deported as soon as possible. Will my right hon. Friend please advise us on what …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps his Department is taking to help support former offenders into employment. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that prisoners and ex-offenders out on licence should help fill the labour shortage, that on release all prisoners, including some ex-Labour MPs, should be ready for work and that starting work should be a condition of their licence?..."
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Written Question
United Nations: Treaties
Tuesday 19th October 2021

Asked by: Lee Anderson (Reform UK - Ashfield)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK no longer being bound by common EU positions on British delegates' positions on domestic policy at Conferences of Parties within the UN treaty system.

Answered by Michael Ellis

Leaving the EU and the agreement of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) means that the UK has full political and economic independence. The Government is using this opportunity to show what Global Britain means to the rest of the world and play our part as a global leader. We shall do so by advancing UK policies internationally, including through Conferences of Parties within the UN treaty system.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"We have thousands of illegal immigrants arriving on our shores every single month. When are we going to take some direct action, and send the boats straight back?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 May 2021
Debate on the Address

"Now then. As we recover from the pandemic, this Queen’s Speech is just what the doctor ordered. I can tell you now that the residents of Ashfield and Eastwood are absolutely delighted with the contents of the Queen’s Speech. This is the type of Queen’s Speech that actually justifies the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 May 2021
Debate on the Address

"I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely spot on. It is always worth remembering—a little bit of advice for the Opposition—that it is the silent majority that wins elections. It is the silent majority that will win the next election for us. Another word of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Feb 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"  A new freeport for the east midlands will create over 60,000 new jobs and provide a massive boost for employers such as Caunton Engineering and Abacus in Ashfield. After decades of neglect from Labour MPs, we now feel an sense of hope in the red wall seats. My mum …..."
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