Oral Question·Department for Exiting the European Union
“What discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Defence and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on protecting UK fishing waters from non-UK trawlers in the event of there being no UK-EU trade agreement in place when the UK leaves the Common Fisheries Policy.”
Tabled: 12 March 2018Answered: 15 March 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Georgia Gould)
The Government are determined to deliver high-quality public services and better value for money for the taxpayer. We have committed to introducing a public interest test to assess whether expiring contracts could provide better outcomes and better value in-house, and that was included in the national procurement policy statement.