| Heading: |
Government Departments: Procurement |
| Question ID: |
1804972 |
| UIN: |
53838 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-21 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4118 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir Julian Smith
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| Asking Member handle: |
JulianSmithuk
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@JulianSmithuk
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| Member interest: |
true |
| Question text: |
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on the introduction into Government procurement contracts of mandatory mediation in case of dispute. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5305 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Georgia Gould
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| Answering Member handle: |
georgia_gould
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@georgia_gould
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
The Cabinet Office has published three standard contracts for use by government departments, and many other public sector organisations, as part of their commercial activity. Mediation clauses are included in these contract templates as part of dispute re... |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |