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date	21/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she makes of the potential merits of retaining sovereign capabilities when undertaking procurement contracts with SME suppliers; and where retaining sovereign capabilities ranks on the MOD Procurement scorecard.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	257142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a responsibility to procure the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy, regardless of the company's size.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that international competition is at the heart of our approach. This allows our Armed Forces to secure the best equipment from an open, global marketplace to meet evolving threats. We also recognise, however, that defence procurement needs to protect UK freedom of action and operational advantage. These strategic considerations shape our procurement strategies. Our refreshed Industrial Policy sets out the basis on which we will develop specific sector approaches to protect national security.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single MOD procurement scorecard. Once we have launched a commercial competition, the MOD considers a wide range of factors when awarding our contracts to obtain the best value for money outcome for defence and the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1127964

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date	21/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment & Support: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy priorities are for Defence Equipment and Support with respect to procuring with domestic SME's in emergent markets.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	257145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD), including Defence Equipment and Support, has a responsibility to get the right capability for our Armed Forces and to ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the goods and services that we buy.</p><p>The MOD is committed to making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to do business with defence. In March 2019, we published our SME Action Plan which explains how we will increase our spend with SMEs, and addresses behavioural, policy and process change.</p><p>I also chair SME Forums around the UK to understand the issues facing SMEs, the most recent of which was held on 9 May 2019 in Broughton.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:12:56 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1127965

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Body Armour: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress she has made with the procurement process for new body armour; and which companies have been shortlisted.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	257146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>A project is under way to procure and support a range of ballistic and training plates to fit the VIRTUS body armour and load carriage system. It is currently in the assessment phase with tender returns due over the next three months. I am withholding the company names as their disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 30/05/2019 15:16:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent