Extract from Committee stage of the Procurement Bill: General Dynamics - Jan 31

Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):...For constituents such as mine, who have to deal with the post-industrial world, the relocation of a major company thanks to a Government procurement contract can be a game changer. The reach of just one procurement contract can be profound. Ensuring that we award contracts to businesses that represent our best values is vital to creating a procurement system that works for the country. An example is General Dynamics  which has transformed not only Islwyn, but the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. From a post-industrial background, we now have a modern, high-tech business, which attracts other high-tech, modern businesses, and the local economy is flourishing...