Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luke Murphy and Sadik Al-Hassan

Monday 30th June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Luke Murphy (Basingstoke) (Lab)]

3. What steps his Department plans to take through the defence industrial strategy to support SMEs.

[Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset) (Lab)]

8. What steps he is taking to ensure that SMEs are able to participate in defence procurement contracts.

[The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry (Maria Eagle)]

The Government’s modern industrial strategy, launched last week, announced a 50% increase in MOD spending with small and medium-sized enterprises to £7.5 billion a year by 2028, reversing the downward trend under the previous Government. Our new SME hub will help small firms to access better opportunities, and our reform of defence procurement, along with ringfenced innovation funds, will give SMEs access to the defence dividend. This Government’s increase in defence spending will provide jobs and growth across the UK.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Luke Murphy and Sadik Al-Hassan

Monday 9th September 2024 Commons Chamber

[Sadik Al-Hassan (North Somerset) (Lab)]

12. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services.

[Luke Murphy (Basingstoke) (Lab)]

13. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services.