Written questions

Procurement: Political Impartiality

Commons · Question 67610 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 21 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on considering political neutrality when awarding government contracts.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Jul 2025

The Procurement Act 2023 requires contracting authorities to act, and to be seen to act, with integrity, and has introduced new requirements to identify and review any potential conflicts of interest in relation to a procurement. Contracting Authorities m...