Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the scope of the National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills published on 15 May 2024, in the context of trends in the level of global security.

Renewing and maintaining the nuclear deterrent is truly a national endeavour, providing highly skilled jobs across the United Kingdom. The National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills is vital to that endeavour. Delivery of the plan is underway, cultivating economic growth and providing greater opportunity and access to careers in the defence nuclear sector nationwide, with the defence nuclear workforce set to increase from around 47,000 to 65,000 by 2030. The plan will be reviewed and refreshed, following publication of the Strategic Defence Review.