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7th Report - Industrial Strategy
Business and Trade Committee
HC 727
Published 6 June 2025
Recommendations
10
Deferred
Public procurement policy must align with industrial strategy to incentivise investment and innovation.
Recommendation
Public procurement if used effectively is amongst the most important tools to drive the industrial strategy. However, for this to be the case, the Government needs to ensure that procurement policy joined at the hip with the industrial strategy and …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the importance of public procurement for economic growth and states the Industrial Strategy details current reforms. Further details on their approach to procurement will be set out following a consultation launched in June 2025.
Department for Business and Trade
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11
Deferred
Publish public procurement's economic contribution; establish CCO's 10-year plan for industrial strategy.
Recommendation
We recommend that alongside the industrial strategy, the Government publishes a clear estimate of the number of jobs in the eight growth driving sectors that are supported by public procurement as well as the contribution of procurement spend to the …
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Government Response Summary
The government agrees public procurement is important but defers further detail on its approach until after a consultation launched in June 2025. It does not commit to publishing an estimate of jobs supported by procurement or to the Chief Commercial Officer sitting on the Industrial Strategy Council and providing an annual 10-year plan to Parliament.
Department for Business and Trade
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