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Department for Work and Pensions: Procurement |
| Question ID: |
1756653 |
| UIN: |
HL4195 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4689 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Agnew of Oulton
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Agnew of Oulton
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how many penalty clauses have been enforced against suppliers of Government Major Projects Portfolio projects managed by the Department of Work and Pensions because of delays or cost overruns in the past three years, and wh |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
Penalty clauses that unduly punish a contract party are unenforceable by the courts and we do not include them in our contracts. We have contract clauses negotiated that operate in good faith that will be breached if not delivered/operated in the required... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |