Written questions

Manufacturing Industries: Contracts

Commons · Question 6586 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it her policy to increase the proportion of public contracts awarded to UK-based manufacturers, including shipyards.

Answer

Answered by Chris Ward, 8 Jun 2026

This government believes that it matters where things are made and who makes them. We also believe government procurement should do much more to protect national security, including in critical UK industries, in line with our international trade agreement...