A Bill to place a duty on public bodies to have a presumption in favour of purchasing goods of British origin in purchasing decisions; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
31 October 2023
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This Bill would require public bodies to have a default preference for buying goods of British origin. Public sector buyers would start from the assumption that British goods should be chosen, subject to existing procurement rules and value-for-money requirements. The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons and is still in the early stages of passage.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons, with the 1st reading in June 2022 and the 2nd reading in October 2023; no further stages have taken place yet.
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29 Jun 2022
20 Oct 2023
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
