Oral QuestionDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

“What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on consumers of removing standing charges on energy bills.”

Tabled: 23 March 2022Answered: 29 March 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Border Security and Asylum (Alex Norris)

The Home Office has a procurement policy of competition by default, actively engaging with suppliers via the Government “find a tender” service to generate interest and promote competition for immigration removal centre contracts. Bids are evaluated on both technical and price aspects to ensure the contracts we sign are effective and value for money.