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Yard visit amid carrier concern | Yard visit amid carrier concern |
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MPs have visited two Glasgow shipyards amid growing concern that no final contract has yet been signed for the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers. | |
Members of the Commons Scottish affairs committee toured the yards at Govan and Scotstoun, which are in line to build the super-sized ships. | |
The £3.8bn order for Britain's biggest ever warships will provide a major boost for the two Clyde yards. | The £3.8bn order for Britain's biggest ever warships will provide a major boost for the two Clyde yards. |
But no contract has been signed despite five years of planning. | But no contract has been signed despite five years of planning. |
BAE Systems won the lead role in building the carriers but work cannot start until the Ministry of Defence gives the final go-ahead. | BAE Systems won the lead role in building the carriers but work cannot start until the Ministry of Defence gives the final go-ahead. |
With mounting speculation that a tight spending round might see the contracts delayed further, the committee visited the yards as part of an inquiry into jobs and skills in the defence sector. | |
The MoD has insisted the contracts will go ahead but ministers are coming under pressure to sign the order quickly. |