Question follow-through · 118603
Industry: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that workforce training provision aligns with the needs of major industrial investments, including the battery gigafactory by Agratas under construction in Somerset.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that workforce training provision aligns with the needs of major industrial investments, including the battery gigafactory by Agratas under construction in Somerset.
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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12 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan sets out how government is supporting industry to develop a highly skilled workforce for the future. Measures include the £182 million Engineering Skills Package which will fund Technical Excellence Colleges includin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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