Written questions

Department for Transport: Procurement

2026-05-18 · Department for Transport · 2804 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to transition from short-term innovation grant funding to longer-term commercial and procurement support for suppliers; and what strategy she has implemented to apply the Pro

Answer

A recent report published by NAO noted that the department has developed guidance to help officials consider the full range of levers available to drive innovation into adoption, rather than defaulting to grant funding alone.The department continues to en...