Extract from Cabinet
Office questions
(Bolsover) (Con): Over the
summer I once again visited Rolls-Royce and
met some of its brilliant apprentices, and last year, with the
armed forces parliamentary scheme, I was shadowing our Royal
Navy. It is clear that some of the challenges on nuclear skills
are mirrored in the military and the private sector. What is the
Cabinet Office doing to bring together extra work and extra
career paths, so that those who have nuclear skills can
transition between the two?(906272)
The Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (): I thank my hon. Friend for
his very important question. Alongside a lot of the support
mechanisms we have introduced—Operation Fortitude, Operation
Courage, Operation Restore and Operation Nova—we have a series of
missions or sector initiatives for accelerating veterans who have
come out of the military with specialist skills into a job and
making sure those skills are not going to waste. Having a job
remains the No. 1 factor in improving the life chances of
veterans. Veteran employment is at 87%—it has never been
higher—but there is more to do, and I look forward to working
with my hon. Friend in the months ahead.
Extract from Commons
statement on the Horizon Programme
The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
():...When I first started
in this role, I made it my No.1 priority to listen to the voices
and views of the scientific and tech communities. What I heard
loud and clear was how essential associating to Horizon Europe
was for the sector, and I am delighted that this Government have
now delivered on that. The deal we have negotiated has been
warmly welcomed by the whole of the scientific community. It
gives it the certainty it needs to continue delivering long-term
research and innovation, and it will enable it to change people’s
lives and have a truly global outlook. Members do not need to
take my word for it; today’s announcement has been supported by
Universities UK, the Russell Group, all four of our prestigious
national academies, leading tech businesses, including Airbus and
Rolls Royce, and countless more...
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