Small Businesses: Procurement
Commons · Question 10006 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Amanda Martin
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses through reforms to public procurement.
Answer
Answered by Chris Ward, 22 Jun 2026
The Government is determined to ensure that public procurement drives economic growth and removes barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We have introduced new powers to allow authorities to reserve lower-value contracts specifically for ...