Best Value for Money for Public Procurement

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 5 February 2019.

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Photo of David Rees David Rees Labour 1:59, 5 February 2019

First Minister, the question focused on value for money, but one of the other important areas is value for the Welsh economy. As you pointed out, it's also looking at how we can use public procurement to actually support the Welsh economy and small independent businesses. My colleague Mike Hedges has often raised this with you. An example could also be ensuring that Welsh steel is used in infrastructure projects for the public in Wales. Will you look at what is happening there and can you give us a progress statement on how the procurement process is changing to ensure that as many Welsh businesses and products in Wales are used in Welsh procurement?