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Defence: Small Businesses

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 129308

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has an agreed target spend with SMEs.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence has set an ambitious target to increase direct and indirect spending by 50% compared to FY 23/24 baseline. This increase in total spend would equate to £2.5 billion total spend increase with Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) to £7.5 billion by May 2028.

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