Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“What steps he is taking to ensure small and medium enterprises are able to participate in defence procurement contracts.”
Tabled: 18 March 2025Answered: 24 March 2025
Asked by
Amanda Martin
Labour — Portsmouth North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry (Maria Eagle)
SMEs can help us make defence an engine for growth in all our nations and regions. I want far more involvement from SMEs in our procurement, providing agility, innovation and resilience as we seek to ramp up our industrial production. That is why the Prime Minister recently launched a new defence SME support hub, and committed us to publishing a new target for MOD spend with SMEs.