Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 90645

Defence: Oxford-Cambridge Arc

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that defence companies in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor are able to (a) recruit staff, (b) receive investment and (c) expand.

Answer

Luke Pollard
As part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, we announced a £182 million skills package that will attract, develop and retain the high-skilled workforce required to meet the objectives of the Strategic Defence Review. This investment in skills, in addition...

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