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Public Sector: Procurement

Commons · Question 29293 · Tabled 11 Sep 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 25 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the minimum weighting for social value in public contracts worth £5 million or more from 10 per cent to 20 per cent on the ability of small and m

Answer

Answered by Mark Ferguson, 25 Sep 2026

The Government is committed to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises across the country, including in rural areas and its social value policy is designed to take into account the excellent contribution small businesses make to economic growth. The...