Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 96747

Defence: Apprentices

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to help increase defence supply chain apprenticeships in the North West.

Answer

Luke Pollard

As part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, we launched a £182 million skills package which includes initiatives that will support apprenticeships in the defence sector, including the North West. This includes the Graduate and Apprenticeship Clearing Syst...

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