ICT (External Consultants)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 10 March 2010.

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Photo of Dawn Butler Dawn Butler Assistant Whip, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, Assistant Whip (HM Treasury), Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) 11:30, 10 March 2010

It is important that we consider a couple of areas. For instance, from 1 April 2009 the Cabinet Office required all proposed procurements for external resources to be approved by the external resources board. External resources are used only when the external supplier offers skills or resources that are not available within a Department, and offers value for money. [Interruption.] That, coupled with the upskilling of internal ICT departments, will ensure that the Department does secure value for money.