Question follow-through · 97152
Defence: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 95406 on Defence: Procurement, whether the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub is also known as the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 95406 on Defence: Procurement, whether the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub is also known as the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
Yes, the Office for Small Business Growth is the enduring title for what was previously referred to as the Defence Small and Medium Enterprise Support Hub.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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