Question follow-through · 102087

Defence: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on employment and skills in Scotland; and what steps are being taken to ensure defence procurement supports jobs and econom

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 2 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 6 Jan 2026
Answer: 12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on employment and skills in Scotland; and what steps are being taken to ensure defence procurement supports jobs and econom
6 Jan 2026
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12 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Defence Industrial Strategy is already having a significant impact on employment and skills in Scotland. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent more than £2.1 billion with industry in Scotland in the last financial year alone, backing almost 12,000 skill...

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