{"value":{"id":1908271,"askingMemberId":5301,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","uin":"3618","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of contracts signed by his Department since July 2024 are with Small and Medium Enterprises.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4682,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The number and value of new contracts let by Ministry of Defence (MOD) each year, including specifically with Small Medium-Sized Enterprises, is published annually as part of the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2025/mod-trade-industry-and-contracts-2025\" target=\"_blank\">MOD Trade, Industry and Contracts: 2025</a> report. In Financial Year 2024-25, the last year for which data is available, the MOD placed 2,398 new contracts, of which 559 (approximately 23%) were with SMEs with a collective value of £876 million.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Defence: Procurement","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908271","method":"GET"}]}