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Public Sector: Procurement

Commons · Question 125412 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Modernising public procurement: backing British businesses and building a fairer economy, published 26 March 2026, if he will publish the hyperlinks to the

Answer

Answered by Chris Ward, 20 Apr 2026

This government is committed to making the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation a reality. To do so, we will introduce a new Public Interest Test, requiring all departments to assess whether a service can be delivered more effectively in-house befor...