Question follow-through · 27250
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled PPN 026: The Social Value Model, updated 5 August 2026, whether (a) climate change and (b) equality, diversity and inclusion metrics will no longer be applied
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 24 Sept 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled PPN 026: The Social Value Model, updated 5 August 2026, whether (a) climate change and (b) equality, diversity and inclusion metrics will no longer be applied
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Sept 2026
Answer published
PPN026 focuses on good jobs, skills and helping those that face barriers to employment, including those Not in Education, Employment or Training and those with a long term health condition or disability. Environmental standards and net zero commitments re...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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