Question follow-through · 129072
Ministry of Defence: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 6 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
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the training programmes used by civil servants in his Department since 2020.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Civil servants have access to a wide range of training through the Government Campus and Civil Service Learning (CSL), covering areas including leadership, policy, digital and project management skills. Key provision includes Civil Service Essentials, Lin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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