Question follow-through · 21652
Defence: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 7 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on the £182 million investment to improve the future skills of the workforce.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 7 Sept 2026 · 10 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
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 7 of his department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress has been made on the £182 million investment to improve the future skills of the workforce.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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7 Sept 2026
Answer published
In the Defence Industrial Strategy, we committed £182 million to a Defence Industry Skills package that will ensure the defence industry has the workforce it requires both now and in the future. Since the Strategy’s publication, we have announced £50m for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide a breakdown of funding sent and allocated to Ukraine.