Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 21198
Defence: Procurement
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 9 January 2025
Question
David Reed
Conservative — Exmouth and Exeter East
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to remove bureaucracy from defence primes to enable them to build out their ecosystems of (a) micro, (b) small and (c) medium-sized businesses.
Answer
Maria EagleMicro, small and medium sized businesses make a vital contribution to economic growth and are a valuable source of technical innovation in defence. This is recognised in the recently published Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent. We work with ...
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