UK Phd are basically research based. Being able to lecture or tutor is incidental to the course. Most UK Phd learn to lecture on the trot after they complete their Phd. However, in most cases, doesn't seem to harm them as lecturers.

Case in point, my brother in law, obtained a first from Birmingham university in biochem. He was on a Lee Rubber scholarship at that time. After that, was awarded a scholarship by the British council to do his Phd at Imperial College, again in biochem. As this was in the early 80s when biochem was still relatively new, his Phd was supervised at both Imperial College and Cambridge, although his Phd was awarded by Imperial. I think he was one of the very few Phd students who can claim to be supervised equally by Cambridge and Imperial.

He was later headhunted by Chicago Medical Hospital on a 5 years research grant to do cancer research there. Upon completion, he was headhunted by NUS to continue his research at NUS. He's being at NUS close to 20 years now, a professor and lectures at the Medical faculty. But still does cancer research as his core there. He never tutored or lectured in his life until he arrived at NUS. However, he picked it up and was even later tasked to supervise President scholars at NUS who were doing their Phds. President scholars students at NUS are the creme de la creme of students in Singapore.

Not too bad for someone who never learned to tutor or lecture whilst doing his Phd.