Shipbuilding
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to support UK shipyards to tender for defence procurement contracts.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The Government recognises the importance of a sovereign shipbuilding sector for our national and economic security.
The Cabinet Office recently announced further policy updates on the Procurement Act 2023, listing shipbuilding as a sector for priority procurement reform as a sector critical to national security. This will mean more contract awards at British shipyards, boatyards, and small-to-medium enterprises.
The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) is working collaboratively with the Cabinet Office in leading this work for the British shipbuilding sector, developing a new framework which will deliver more shipbuilding work in the UK.
Alongside this, the NSO’s upcoming Shipbuilding & Maritime Technology Action Plan will go further than previous strategies in delivering for our powerful sovereign shipbuilding industry and will detail this Government’s approach to supporting the sector.
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