Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 109787

Defence: Small Businesses

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to support SMEs based in the UK to bid for defence contracts.

Answer

Luke Pollard
This Government has already committed to spending £2.5 billion more with defence SMEs. Central to driving this pledge is the recent establishment of the new Office for Small Business Growth which will help simplify and speed up cumbersome processes, provi...

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