Context
Two weeks ago, the government outlined plans to ensure billions invested in infrastructure will create jobs and opportunities. The plan includes recognizing critical industries for national security.
Question
I thank the Minister for all her hard work to bring together procurement information centrally for the first time and to improve the quality of that data. What progress has been made to push that out to the public in the dashboards and analytics that will help us track and improve the public procurement system and monitor the Government's strategic goals of backing British small and medium-sized enterprises and supporting key sectors of the economy?
Answer from Georgia Gould (Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)
I thank my hon. Friend for his continued advocacy for greater transparency in procurement, which we know delivers better value for money and better services. We have set up the central digital platform, which now holds over 4,000 pipeline notices, and we will soon make available a data platform that will facilitate detailed analysis of SME participation. We expect that to be available to procurement teams soon, and we are scoping how we will make it available to the wider public.
Not addressed: How the data platform will be made available to the wider public.
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