| Heading: |
Defence: Technology |
| Question ID: |
1751291 |
| UIN: |
21196 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5347 |
| Asking Member display name: |
David Reed
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David Reed
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| Member interest: |
true |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve engagement with micro-sized technology companies through traditional prime contractors. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
Micro, small and medium sized businesses make a vital contribution to economic growth and are a valuable source of technical innovation in defence. This is recognised in the recently published Defence Industrial Strategy Statement of Intent. We work with ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |