Defence: Contracts
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Government launches Back British industry call to action to boost UK jobs, businesses and skills, published on 23 October 2025, whether the new Defence Office for Small Business Growth will produce Government policy.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), published in September this year, has set the Ministry of Defence's policy to support our thriving ecosystem of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through our new Office for Small Business Growth and dedicated SME Commercial Pathway to boost opportunities and access. The Office will seek to deliver the DIS policy intent, simplify entry routes into the defence supply chain for smaller companies, and shape future policy and strategy to improve the Department’s approach to working with SMEs.
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