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Public Sector: Procurement

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 10979

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential financial liabilities associated with bringing outsourced services back into the public sector.

Answered by Chris Ward

This government believes that insourcing of public services can maximise value for money for the taxpayer and deliver the highest quality public services possible.

Contracting authorities will be responsible for ensuring that the delivery model they adopt represents value for money and is affordable within existing budgets in the usual way.

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