Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 2 September 2025Answered: 8 September 2025
Asked by
Chris McDonald
Labour — Stockton North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
Luke Pollard
There is a real opportunity to grow further the 2,000 directly supported defence jobs in the north-east. I am happy to speak to my hon. Friend further about that. May I encourage him to stay for the defence industrial strategy statement? He will hear about the further investment and opportunity that the Government hope to provide to every nation and region in the UK.