PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Government Departments: Procurement (29 August 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government procurement spend was with small and medium-sized enterprises on 21 August 2014.
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Asked by:
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour)
Answer
Overall government spend with SMEs has increased from £3 billion in 2009/10 to £4.5 billion in 2012/13, putting us on track to deliver our aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015. Figures for 2013-14 will be published in the autumn.
Answered by:
Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative)
3 September 2014
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