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Written Question
Department for International Development: Procurement
Wednesday 18th October 2017

Asked by: Marcus Fysh (Conservative - Yeovil)

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to promote access by SME's to her Department's procurement programme.

Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

DFID’s SME Action Plan sets out a range of measures to promote access. These include increased use of social media, a specific email address and forums for SMEs, and breaking up suitable contracts into smaller lots for delivery by SMEs.