Motions

WHEREAS in the latter half of 2010 the Government promised to reform the public sector procurement regime based on the principles of good governance, the involvement of civil society, and a new legal and regulatory framework promoting proper oversight of public expenditure, but has failed to date to do so; and

WHEREAS the Government also promised to promote equity, transparency and good governance in the procurement by State Enterprises, Statutory Authorities, Ministries and Government Departments/Agencies of public goods and services; and

WHEREAS over the last three years, there have been numerous reports and manifest evidence of cronyism, misrepresentation, bid-rigging, nepotism, inequity, conflict with civil society, conflict of interest, lack of accountability, poor governance and breaches of established procurement procedures within State Enterprises, Statutory Authorities, Ministries and Government Departments/Agencies:

BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House express its disapproval of the Government's failure to implement and enact a new legal and regulatory framework for public sector procurement and its poor governance and poor oversight of procurement by State Enterprises, Statutory Authorities, Ministries and Government Departments/Agencies of public goods and services.

(By the Member for Diego Martin North/East)