Question follow-through · 113864
Procurement: Small Businesses
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support British SMEs 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
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support British SMEs in public procurement.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
This 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. Since coming into office, this Government has published a new, more am...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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