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Written question asked by Michael Dugher (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 April 2012. It was answered by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Procurement

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department spent on procurement from small and medium-sized enterprises in the fourth quarter of 2010-11.
Answer

In 2010-11 the Department only collected annual SME procurement data and from an annual procurement total of £253.6 million procurement with SMEs totalled £48.2 million. Quarterly figures for 2010-11 can be provided only at disproportionate cost.Routine reporting on quarterly SME procurement data commenced in 2011-12 and is published on the Department's website at"http://www.bis.gov.uk/QDS"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105878; 543 c1401W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Procurement
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk