| Heading: |
Defence: Small Businesses |
| Question ID: |
1790013 |
| UIN: |
42282 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4519 |
| Asking Member display name: |
James Cartlidge
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| Asking Member handle: |
jcartlidgemp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jcartlidgemp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 2.9 of the Spring Statement, published on 26 March 2025, whether the Defence Reform Model will include a target for spending on UK Defence SMEs. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Defence have announced that, along with other Government Departments, the Ministry of Defence will publish a target for direct spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by June 2025. This forms part of br... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |