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Defence: Procurement

Commons · Question 51777 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 19 May 2025

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Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to (a) reform procurement, (b) make efficiency savings, (c) increase levels of access to defence procurement for SMEs and (d) encourage economic growth through the Strategic Defence Re

Answer

Answered by Maria Eagle, 19 May 2025

The Strategic Defence Review has been considering the state of the defence industrial base, the approach to be taken to acquisition and support, and the contribution of Defence to the Government's Growth Mission. The Review will make Defence central both ...