PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(21 May 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.
Asked by:
Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Asked by:
Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Answer
Alongside the Defence Industrial Strategy, we announced a £182 million skills package, encompassing a range of initiatives to increase skills across the UK.
This includes launching five Defence Technical Excellence Colleges across England and our intention to do so in Wales and Scotland; providing more funding to universities and colleges to increase capacity on defence-focused Higher Education courses; and supporting mid-career professionals upskill to work in the UK’s leading defence sector.
Answered by:
Luke Pollard (Labour)
1 June 2026
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.