Question follow-through · 2804

Department for Transport: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to transition from short-term innovation grant funding to longer-term commercial and procurement support for suppliers; and what strategy she has implemented to apply the Pro

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Department for Transport
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
21 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to transition from short-term innovation grant funding to longer-term commercial and procurement support for suppliers; and what strategy she has implemented to apply the Pro

  2. 21 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    A recent report published by NAO noted that the department has developed guidance to help officials consider the full range of levers available to drive innovation into adoption, rather than defaulting to grant funding alone.The department continues to en...

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