On the eve of Armed Forces Day, the Scottish Affairs Committee has argued that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland are being overlooked by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and its prime contractors when companies are selected to fulfil defence contracts.
This is despite Scottish industry having the skills and ambition to match any other part of the UK and the nation being pivotal to the UK’s military infrastructure, according to a statement.
While nearly 10% of the MoD’s budget with industry is spent in Scotland, this is heavily skewed towards international prime contractors.
