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Lord Henley visits MoD Boscombe Down

Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), together with Baroness Scott, recently paid a visit to MoD Boscombe Down.

Above: Group photo of Boscombe and ETPS team including Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), together with Baroness Scott (Friday 8th February).
Courtesy QinetiQ

The visit coincided with Lord Henley’s visit to Salisbury as part of the ambition to re-establish the area as a tourist attraction following the Novochok incidents that occurred in 2018.
A tour of the Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) enabled Lord Henley and Baroness Scott to see the significant investment that has been made in the newly acquired air fleet and the improved hangar conditions. The visit to QinetiQ apprentices in Hangar 45 followed, where Lord Henley took an active interest in the work that the apprentices were undertaking.

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Courtesy QinetiQ

Lord Henley said: “It was terrific to meet some of the young apprentices at QinetiQ, who have come from as far away as Wales, Doncaster and Kingston to study at the school at MoD Boscombe Down and to see the opportunity to capitalise on the existing aerospace expertise there to create a much larger regional hub.

“This hub could be a significant boost to not just the economy of Salisbury and Wiltshire but also to the South West region; as well as underpinning vital capability for the defence of the UK.”

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David Porter, Programme Director, Site Transformation, said: "We were delighted to welcome Lord Henley who noted the investment that has been undertaken and the potential for further infrastructure investment and the opportunities that present itself for employment at MoD Boscombe Down."

 

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