Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Labour) Procurement International Development Alan Duncan

Procurement International Development

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total (a) number and (b) value of contracts issued by (i) his Department and (ii) bodies for which he is responsible which were awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises was in the latest period for which figures are available.

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

DFID's spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) has been reported in the Cabinet Office report, “Making Government business more accessible to SMEs—One Year On”. This can be found at:

www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/making-government-business-more-accessible-smes-one-year