Question follow-through · 11844
Small Businesses: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase SME participation in public procurement opportunities arising from the new guidance.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase SME participation in public procurement opportunities arising from the new guidance.
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jun 2026
Answer published
This Government is determined to ensure procurement policy benefits British industry and opens doors for small businesses, start-ups, and charities.We recently implemented measures under the Procurement Act 2023 to enable local authorities to reserve lowe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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