John Spellar – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2016-06-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department’s purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.

Nick Gibb

The Department’s purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.