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Written Question
Small Businesses: Procurement
Wednesday 27th April 2016

Asked by: Neil Carmichael (Conservative - Stroud)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help SMEs win public procurement projects.

Answered by Matt Hancock

In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.

The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament. The Crown Commercial Service is working with departments to develop and implement individual plans to deliver in 2020.