Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 37238

Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 11 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34904 on Defence: Procurement, whether he plans to publish the target for direct SME spending separately from the Defence Industrial Strategy.

Answer

Maria Eagle

The Ministry of Defence is required, along with all other Government Departments, to agree and publish a target for direct spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by June 2025. The Department is committed to publishing a stretching but achievable t...

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