Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 110171

Defence: Training

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Maureen Burke

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of further education colleges in Scotland on the skills requirement for the defence industrial strategy.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Further education has a significant role to play in giving Scotland’s, and the UK’s, defence sector the highly skilled workforce they need, both now and in the future. That is why, alongside the Defence Industrial Strategy, we have announced a £182 millio...

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