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Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Integrated Procurement Model ensures equitable access for small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence supply chain.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
16 Dec 2024
Answer
19 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Integrated Procurement Model ensures equitable access for small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence supply chain.

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Good progress has been made on design and implementation of the key features of a reformed model, which are part of the wider defence reforms announced by the Defence Secretary in October. The Ministry of Defence has a long-standing commitment to improve ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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