Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to nuclear skills development programmes to date.
Answer
The Defence Investment Plan allocated £290 million of funding to support growth of the defence nuclear workforce through increased investment in apprenticeships, graduates, PhDs and wider workforce development activity over the Defence Investment Plan period to 2029-2030. The Ministry of Defence is in the process of refining the latest programme plans and forecasts.
Verdict: GREEN (80/100)
The reply answers the question directly. It gives a specific figure of £290 million under the Defence Investment Plan and says what the money is for: apprenticeships, graduates, PhDs and workforce development up to 2029-2030. The answer covers only the defence nuclear workforce rather than nuclear skills more broadly, and it describes a forward allocation rather than spending to date, so a follow-up may be needed on those points.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| How much funding has been allocated to nuclear skills development programmes to date. | Addressed | Direct | The reply gives a concrete figure, £290 million allocated under the Defence Investment Plan, and says what it funds (apprenticeships, graduates, PhDs and workforce development to 2029-2030), which answers the funding-allocation question. The reply covers only the defence nuclear workforce, not nuclear skills more broadly, and frames the money as a forward allocation rather than spend 'to date', so the match is not perfect. |