Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard MP has confirmed that the Ministry of Defence has set a target to grow its direct and indirect spend with United Kingdom Small and Medium-sized Enterprises by 50 per cent on the FY 23/24 baseline by May 2028 – equivalent to a £2.5 billion increase, taking total annual SME spend to £7.5 billion. The confirmation came in a written answer published by Hansard on 27 April 2026, in response to a question from Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP, Member of Parliament for Slough. Pollard said that the Ministry of Defence has set an ambitious target to…
