| Heading: |
Defence: Procurement |
| Question ID: |
1788382 |
| UIN: |
41257 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5330 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Peter Bedford
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| Asking Member handle: |
peterabedford
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@peterabedford
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to expand its procurement activities to UK Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-01 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make a vital contribution to economic growth and are a valuable source of technical innovation in defence. This is recognised in the Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent, and the governments National Procurem... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |