Question follow-through · 42236
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the National Procurement Policy Statement exempts the Ministry of Defence defence and security contracts from the priority on delivering social value.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 28 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 9 Apr 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the National Procurement Policy Statement exempts the Ministry of Defence defence and security contracts from the priority on delivering social value.
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Apr 2025
Answer published
Defence and security contracts under the previous procurement regime were exempt from social value requirements under Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20. This meant contracts let by Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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