Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 34721

Smart Devices: Procurement

Tabled: 28 February 2025

Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Graeme Downie

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the Procurement Act includes adequate measures to limit the procurement of Chinese-made cellular IoT modules in UK critical national infrastructure.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The Procurement Act 2023, which came into force on 24 February this year, introduces new powers to exclude, terminate or debar suppliers from public sector supply chains on a variety of grounds. In line with the Act, the Government will operate the new po...

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