The information has been minimal though and a few weeks ago when there was NO information I tried to ask HR and they just fobbed me off and ignored emails I sent.
Don't read too much into that. In any organisation, HR always fob people off and ignore e-mails from staff on any subject. HR are only there to suggest completely inappropriarte candidates for roles that they do not understand, and to oversee disciplinary procedures on people who work in a context they do not understand.
Oh and in any engineering organisation they are also there to provide the best looking/only women in the building (sexist I know, but empircally true)