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<p>This Government is committed to supporting small businesses and we continue to
aspire to 33% of Government procurement spend on goods, services and works goes to
SMEs by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In April the government announced a number of measures
to help achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p>· Requiring greater transparency by
prime contractors to increase SMEs visibility in the supply chain;</p><p>· Improving
the visibility of supply chain opportunities to SMEs; and</p><p>· Consulting on how
to improve prompt payment to SMEs in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We have already
streamlined our procurement processes to assist small businesses, and we continue
to focus on breaking down the barriers that might deter SMEs from bidding for Government
contracts.</p><p> </p>
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