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Written question asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 22 July 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 August 2014. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 July 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS: Social Enterprises

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to amend the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to enhance opportunities for social enterprises in the National Health Service.

Answer

While the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 is kept under constant review, there are no current plans to amend it. Under the Act commissioners must consider how improvements to the social well-being of their local area can be achieved from the services they are procuring. The Government believes that this is the right approach to improve the quality of public services, whilst creating better value for money for taxpayers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1405
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Health services NHS Procurement Social enterprises
Legislation
Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
Link
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