questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q128 of the oral evidence given by the Chief Executive, Defence Equipment and Support, to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, what steps he is taking to increase the number of master welders in defence manufacturing.
answerText: It is generally the responsibility of industry to develop and employ the skilled workforce they need to win and deliver Defence contracts. However, as identified in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and more recently the Defence Command ...
heading: Ministry of Defence: Procurement