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Defence: Small Businesses

Commons · Question 124580 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Barclay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which key performance indicators he will use to judge the success of his Department's SME Commercial Pathway.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 20 Apr 2026

The Pathway will be a contributor to the primary measure of success, which is achieving the Ministry of Defence’s target of spending £7.5 billion annually with SMEs, both directly and through the supply-chain, by 2028. The Department is exploring a wider ...