Select committee: Scottish Affairs Committee
Conclusion 16
3rd Report – Securing Scotland's future: Defence skills and jobs
Published 15 Sep 2026
Addressed to Scotland Office
Scottish Affairs Committee Securing Scotland’s Future: Defence Skills and Jobs All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Recruiting Scotland’s talented graduates and keeping that talent in Scotland is a clear challenge for the defence industry and is particularly difficult for SMEs. We welcome the creation of the Defence Universities Alliance as a positive step to promote the uptake of defence-related careers and create closer ties between academic institutions and the defence sector. However, it is too soon to judge the programme’s success. (Conclusion, Paragraph 86)
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.