Question follow-through · 3598

Warships: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) welders and (b) electricians required to complete surface warship construction.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 30 Aug 2024
Target answer date: 3 Sept 2024
Answer: 19 Sept 2024 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

30 Aug 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) welders and (b) electricians required to complete surface warship construction.
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence has regular engagement across all aspects of surface warship construction, including the skills required to support it. This Government recognises the vital role Defence, and its skilled workforce, play not only in our national sec...

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