Trade and Industry - Thirteenth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 30 October 2007.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1  Introduction

2  Government policy and international agreements

Government policy

International agreements

Preferential treatment?

3  Procurement practice in the UK

Bureaucracy and risk aversion

Working with the supply chain

Innovation and sustainability

Social Objectives

4  Barriers to SMEs

Late payment

Support to SMEs

SMEs and the Government's efficiency drive

5  Consistency and the role of the OGC

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of Written Evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral Evidence

Tuesday 24 July 2007

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Prepared 8 November 2007