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Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 August 2025UIN 67642

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts were awarded to British companies in the last financial year.

Answered by Karin Smyth

In the last financial year, 2024/25, 95.7% of procurement contracts were awarded to suppliers which reported to the Department that their legal entity is registered in the United Kingdom, in the UK Companies House Register.

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