Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider a public procurement initiative to increase (a) production and (b) jobs growth for British (i) manufacturers and (ii) workers.

The Government is committed to supporting British businesses and the products they produce, ensuring they have the best opportunities to win UK public contracts and deliver high-quality goods and services.

Our new National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) encourages contracting authorities to consider how procurement can foster economic growth, support small businesses, strengthen UK supply chains and drive delivery of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and missions. We have also recently announced a package of further measures to demonstrate how central government will implement the NPPS, further helping British firms succeed.

Furthermore, our modern Industrial Strategy will set out how public procurement can support growth and investment in key sectors of the economy by encouraging innovation and the development of new technologies.