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Debate between Eddie Hughes and Guto Bebb
Monday 15th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Eddie Hughes Portrait Eddie Hughes (Walsall North) (Con)
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T2. As a proud civil engineer, I am excited by the prospect of this being the year of the engineer. Will the Secretary of State tell the House what plans his Department has to recruit more nuclear engineers for the Navy, more mechanical engineers for the Army and more aeronautical engineers for the RAF, to ensure that we will have sufficient numbers of these critical personnel in the years ahead?

Guto Bebb Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Guto Bebb)
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I thank my hon. Friend for the passion with which he asked his question. The Ministry of Defence supports and attracts engineers across the services. That work includes focusing on undergraduate apprenticeships in the Royal Navy to target submarine engineers; the Army’s running science, technology, engineering and maths events to inspire young people; and enhanced digital marketing of the RAF to promote graduate engineering opportunities.