Vocational Education: Defence
Commons · Question 83585 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria her Department will use to determine the locations of new Defence Technical Colleges of Excellence.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 28 Oct 2025
A £182 million defence skills package was announced at the start of September in the Defence Industrial Strategy. This aims to make defence an engine for national renewal and economic growth, harnessing the skills needed for the future, from submarine eng...