Procurement Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 7:10 pm on 30 November 2022.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe:
Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
117: Clause 79, page 53, line 26, leave out paragraph (a)Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment is consequential on the new definition of “school” inserted by the Government amendment to clause 114.
118: Clause 79, page 53, line 28, leave out “the award of a contract” and insert “procurement”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the change in terminology in new clause before clause 1.
119: Clause 79, page 53, line 28, at end insert—“(ai) by a school,”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the new definition of “school” inserted by the Government amendment to clause 114.
120: Clause 79, page 53, line 29, leave out “unless it is awarded” and insert “other than procurement”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the change in terminology in new clause before clause 1.
121: Clause 79, page 53, line 34, leave out paragraph (c)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the change in terminology in new clause before clause 1.
Amendments 117 to 121 agreed.
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