Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 14279
Public Sector: Procurement
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 1 July 2026
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to issue updated guidance to contracting authorities on the assessment of national security risks in procurement decisions.
Answer
Chris WardThis Government believes that it matters where things are made and who makes them.The Government has recently published new guidance on using national security exemptions within the Procurement Act 2023 for four initial pathfinder sectors: steel, shipbuil...
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