Question follow-through · 901536
Defence: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create defence jobs in Scotland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 26 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create defence jobs in Scotland.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
Scotland’s defence industry is vital to the UK’s security and economy. The newly published Defence Industrial Strategy is clear that this government will prioritise UK-based defence firms, including those in Scotland.As part of Brand Scotland, I have been...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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