Question follow-through · 110052

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on achieving the Government’s objectives for supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises participation in public procurement.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
4 Feb 2026
Answer
12 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on achieving the Government’s objectives for supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises participation in public procurement.

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is determined to ensure the £400 billion of public money spent on public procurement annually delivers economic growth and supports British businesses, especially SMEs. The Cabinet Office does not hold a central record of the proportion of ...

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