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Defence: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51900

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37237 on Defence: Procurement, what the other Departmental publications are that are working in parallel to the SME direct spend target.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Ministry of Defence's SME direct spend target continues to be developed in parallel with and as part of the Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Industrial Strategy. We intend to publish an updated SME Action Plan setting out how we will deliver on the target and take forward the broader commitments to SMEs set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy.

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