Amendment 3

Part of Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill - Committee – in the House of Lords at 6:15 pm on 22 July 2019.

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Photo of Lord Berkeley Lord Berkeley Labour 6:15, 22 July 2019

My Lords, before the Minister answers, I am a great believer in trying to get as many SMEs to bid as possible, but one has to think about the risks they will be required to take, as well as the conditions of contract and the penalties if it is late. You can imagine one or two big contractors being given the overall responsibility to do this, because they are the only people who can manage the risk. There will be a rush to get this done. Wherever the supply of timber, stone, other materials and expertise comes from, we will have to work very hard if we want to get real SMEs to do this, as so many noble Lords expect. It will not happen unless we work very positively towards it.