The future of Scottish shipyards could be at risk if more Royal Navy orders are allowed to go overseas, a report by MPs has warned
. The Scottish Affairs Committee called for "greater clarity" on where warships would be built in the coming decades.
The yards are currently working on the Type 26 frigate programme but MPs want answers on what orders will likely follow in the 2030s. SNP MP Pete Wishart said: "Military shipbuilding is a major Scottish success story. From Rosyth to Glasgow, we have military shipbuilding hubs that boost local economies and invest in skills and training.”
"On the one hand, ministers are championing the skill and expertise the military shipbuilding sector thrives on in Scotland, but, on the other, its policies have opened up the ‘offshoring’ of warship production to other countries.
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