Ministry of Defence: Small Businesses
(asked on 22nd November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many R&D contracts handed out to SMEs by his Department have led to production orders for that capability since 2010.
This question was answered on 30th November 2022
The Department does not hold this information in the format requested and it can only be provided at disproportionate cost. We recognise that SMEs are a vital source of growth and innovation in the UK, and we are making good progress towards our internal target that 25% of procurement spend should go to SMEs by 2022, both directly with Ministry of Defence and indirectly through the supply chain.