Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 13 October 2026Answered: 19 October 2026

Asked by

Lloyd Hatton

Labour — South Dorset

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard)

I was hugely impressed by what I saw when I visited Dorset Innovation Park. Awarding Yeovil college status as one of the five defence technical excellence colleges was good news not only for Yeovil and Leonardo and its helicopter business, but for the wider region. I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss how we can operate more of the hub-and-spoke models that the DTECs deliver up and down the country.