Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Government's insourcing policies.”
Tabled: 15 January 2026Answered: 22 January 2026
Asked by
Graham Leadbitter
Scottish National Party — Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Chris Ward)
The Government are committed to delivering the largest wave of insourcing in a generation. As part of that, we have consulted on plans to introduce a public interest test before any further services are outsourced and we will publish the results soon. Let me be clear: this Government will end the decade-long drive to outsource our public services and we will do so to deliver better value for money for taxpayers and better services.