Oral Question·Scotland Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support skills and training in the defence sector in Scotland.”
Tabled: 18 November 2025Answered: 26 November 2025
Asked by
Richard Baker
Labour — Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Scotland
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Douglas Alexander)
The UK Government are transforming our defence sector into an even more powerful engine of growth, with skills and training being a central pillar of the strategy. If the SNP-led Scottish Government will not do the right thing, we will. That is why we stepped up with £2.5 million to fund a specialist welding centre in Glasgow, and we continue to work on exactly that agenda.