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Members: Procurement

Asked by Katie LamConservativeLeader of the HouseTabled Answered 1 September 2025UIN 70052

The question

To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions she has had with IPSA on the (a) promotion and (b) procurement of British-made goods through Members’ parliamentary budgets.

Answered by Lucy Powell

No such discussions have taken place. IPSA is independent of Parliament and Government.More widely, the Government is committed to ensuring public procurement expenditure boosts British industry.

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