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star this property date less than 2016-04-08more like thismore than 2016-04-08
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Defence more like this
star this property hansard heading Defence: Small Businesses more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the proportion of defence spending that goes to small firms. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
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Henry Smith remove filter
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star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a crucial engine for growth and innovation in this country. In 2014-15, the MOD spent almost £4 billion both directly and indirectly with SMEs, equating to around 19.4 per cent of our procurement spend.</p><p>We are taking steps to increase the proportion of defence spending with smaller companies and have committed to ensuring that 25 per cent of our procurement spend, both direct and indirect, is with SMEs by 2020. To help achieve this challenging goal, the MOD last month refreshed its SME policy, reflecting three core objectives:</p><ul><li>Engaging throughout the supply chain, not just with direct contractors;</li><li>Reducing bureaucracy associated with procurement; and</li><li>Making engagement more simple and straightforward.</li></ul><p>The refreshed SME policy can be found on gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-policy-for-small-and-medium-enterprises.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
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less than 2016-04-18T16:10:27.153Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-18T16:10:27.153Z
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star this property label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this