Armed Forces: Cybersecurity
Commons · Question 107491 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many students have enrolled in the Defence Digital and Cyber Bursary scheme in each academic year since it was launched; and how many of those students are based in Lancashire.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 29 Jan 2026
285 new students have enrolled in the latest cohort, taking the total number of students to 500. This follows an announcement in October 2025, where the Ministry of Defence expanded the scheme to 500 fully funded places for college-age students across Lan...