Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 908304

Defence: Small Businesses

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support defence SMEs.

Answer

Luke Pollard

We’re delivering on our Defence Industrial Strategy; we have created the Office for Small Business Growth; we are simplifying defence sector processes under commercial pathways. We aim to make the UK a top location for defence businesses, pledging an extr...

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