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Nuclear Power: Skilled Workers

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 58715

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for reviewing the National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills will be reviewed and refreshed later this year.

The additional 18,000 jobs in the defence nuclear workforce will be located predominately in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise locations specified on page 11 of Command Paper 1058: Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent as a National Endeavour, available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-nuclear-enterprise-command-paper.

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