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Commons · Question 128356 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

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Asked by Euan Stainbank

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to 'Public Procurement: Growing British industry, jobs and skills Government response to consultation' on the 26th of March 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recognising

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Answered by Chris Ward, 27 Apr 2026

The package I announced commits the government to publishing new guidance for departments on the appropriate use of the national security exemption in the Procurement Act 2023 when procuring from the AI, steel, shipbuilding and energy infrastructure secto...