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Dockyards: Construction

Asked by Richard BakerLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46491

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of ensuring Programme Euston’s floating dry docks are manufactured in the UK on (a) economic growth and (b) skills development.

Answered by Maria Eagle

Following normal process, economic and social value benefits will be assessed by Programme Euston as it progresses through its business case approvals. No assessment has yet been undertaken.

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