A question on #Defence #Welding tabled by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi on 20-03-2025 has been answered by Maria Eagle.

Heading: Defence: Welding
Question ID: 1786921
UIN: 39950
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-20
Asking Member ID: 4638
Asking Member display name: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Asking Member handle: TanDhesi
Asking Member Twitter reference: @TanDhesi
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the number of vacancies for welders within the defence industry.
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Date answered: 2025-03-27
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 483
Answering Member display name: Maria Eagle
Answering Member handle: meaglemp
Answering Member Twitter reference: @meaglemp
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Answer text: The demand for craft skills, including welders, is recognised across the defence sector and is a particular area of interest for the joint Government and industry Shipbuilding Skills Delivery Group. Meeting this demand is also recognised as a challenge ac...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true