Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee
Conclusion 2
3rd Report – Securing Scotland's future: Defence skills and jobs
Published 15 Sep 2026
Addressed to Scotland Office
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome the new Prime Minister’s continued emphasis on backing British businesses through defence spending. We hope to see that rhetoric translate into contracts for firms operating in Scotland, and tangible support for Scottish SMEs, supply chains and workers. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)
From: Scottish Affairs Committee, 3rd Report – Securing Scotland's future: Defence skills and jobs (HC 165), 15 September 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 14 November 2026.