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Defence Technical College: Swindon

Monday 1 December 2025 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Will Stone thanked the Minister for his response and mentioned his engagement with Rowden Technologies.
  • The Minister expressed appreciation for Will Stone's support of local defence businesses.
  • The Minister offered to arrange a meeting between Will Stone and the Minister for Skills in the coming weeks.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Will Stone Lab Swindon North
Education Defence
Context

The MP has been engaging with Rowden Technologies and other local businesses in the defence sector. The company owner, Rob, is keen to support the establishment of a technical college to support the emerging drone cluster.

Question

I thank the Minister for his response. Recently I have been engaging with fantastic defence companies such as Rowden Technologies. Its owner, Rob, is keen to support me setting up a technical college in Swindon to support our emerging drone cluster, so will the Minister meet me to see whether we can push that further?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)

I appreciate my hon. Friend championing the work of local businesses such as Rowden’s, and other defence industries across the UK, and I will gladly ask my noble friend the Minister for Skills, who I am sure would welcome the opportunity to meet him in the coming weeks.

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