Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 40147

Defence: Finance

Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes have been made to the government’s assessment of future skills needs following the announcement on February 25 that defence spending would increase to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.

Answer

Maria Eagle
The Ministry of Defence is working closely with Skills England and the Department for Education to ensure the boost in defence spending supports the training and development of new generations of defence sector workers. The future skills requirement for d...
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