Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the commitments made in his Department's Opportunity and Innovation: The Defence Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Action Plan published on 27 January 2022, whether his Department has published proposals in a Command Paper laying out how his Department will drive desired outcomes through prime suppliers.

The Ministry of Defence recently undertook a comprehensive review of the Single Source Contract Regulations concluding with a Command Paper proposing a series of reforms, which was published on 4 April 2022. Implementation of these reforms will support delivery of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy.

A copy of the paper can be found at the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-and-security-industrial-strategy-reform-of-the-single-source-contract-regulations