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Department of Health and Social Care: Contracts

Asked by Sir Andrew MitchellConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 October 2025UIN 77009

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of his Department's procurement contracts were awarded to companies in the West Midlands in the 2024-25 financial year.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Five contracts were awarded by the Department to suppliers which had registered addresses and postcodes in the West Midlands area of England in 2024/25. This is 1.5% of the total number of contracts awarded by the Department in that financial year.

Larger suppliers to the Department may have supply chain companies and business locations and workforce in the West Midlands area.

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