Question follow-through · 903716
Public Sector: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise British products in public procurement.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 8 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
8 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to prioritise British products in public procurement.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to supporting British businesses and ensuring they have the best chance to win public contracts. The new Procurement Act creates a simpler and more transparent system that will support British small businesses bidding for work....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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