Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 122714
Defence: Small Businesses
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement rules on bank lending to SME companies involved in defence.
Answer
Luke PollardThe Government is committed to making SMEs a national priority, ensuring they have a fair opportunity to win public contracts and setting ambitious SME spend targets. As set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy, the MOD is backing British Jobs, British ...
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