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Shipbuilding: Job Creation

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 24 October 2024UIN 9501

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support the creation of new jobs in the shipbuilding sector.

Answered by Maria Eagle

This Government recognises the vital role shipbuilding and its skilled workforce plays, not only in our national security but also in the economic prosperity and growth of the United Kingdom (UK).

The National Shipbuilding Office provides strategic oversight of all Government shipbuilding activity, driving forward transformative change in the sector. This includes a 30-year pipeline of Government shipbuilding opportunities which provides clarity and certainty for UK industry and supports the creation of UK jobs.

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