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Defence: Technical Excellence Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on establishing a Defence Technical Excellence College in Scotland.

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 3 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 5 Feb 2026
Answer: 11 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on establishing a Defence Technical Excellence College in Scotland.
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Feb 2026
Answer published
As part of the Defence Industrial Strategy, £20 million was allocated to skills initiatives in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Through the Scottish Defence Growth Deal framework, we are currently engaging with a wide range of stakeholders including ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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