Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) highly skilled jobs are created at RAF Valley and (b) existing highly skilled jobs are retained.

The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) commitment to RAF Valley is enduring. It is the second largest employer on Ynys Mon and the largest single employer on the island of skilled workers with around 1,200 civilian contractors and 300 uniformed personnel based there. The MOD continues to invest heavily in the station, including investment announced in the last 18 months of some £775 million that will continue to support hundreds of skilled jobs in the local area over the coming years.