As my hon. Friend says, that is ridiculous. The previous Government were too obsessed with the fact that this organisation was based in the north-east of England and had grown significantly as a result of all the money that it had received from the public purse. I hope that the new coalition Government will introduce a bit more sanity and proportion into the way in which that money is spent so that we can ensure that relatively small local contractors can participate.
Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Christopher Chope
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 19 November 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill.
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