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| Union boss calls for Clyde ship yard work to start 'as soon as possible" | Union boss calls for Clyde ship yard work to start 'as soon as possible" |
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| A union boss representing Glasgow ship yard workers has insisted the building of the UK's new type 26 frigates should start "as soon as possible". | A union boss representing Glasgow ship yard workers has insisted the building of the UK's new type 26 frigates should start "as soon as possible". |
| Duncan McPhee from Unite was speaking ahead of the defence select committee taking evidence about the project. | Duncan McPhee from Unite was speaking ahead of the defence select committee taking evidence about the project. |
| Members are looking at claims the timetable for the frigates has slipped. | |
| Mr McPhee said he was worried about the implications for jobs at the BAE-run Govan and Scotstoun yards, because of a possible delay. | Mr McPhee said he was worried about the implications for jobs at the BAE-run Govan and Scotstoun yards, because of a possible delay. |
| The Westminster committee is hearing from the union official as well as Navy representatives. | |
| The UK government confirmed in its Strategic Defence and Security Review in November that eight Type 26 frigates would be built on the Clyde, although the total number was scaled back from 13. | The UK government confirmed in its Strategic Defence and Security Review in November that eight Type 26 frigates would be built on the Clyde, although the total number was scaled back from 13. |
| In the meantime, the yards are being sustained by Ministry of Defence orders for new offshore patrol vessels. | In the meantime, the yards are being sustained by Ministry of Defence orders for new offshore patrol vessels. |
| Timetable slip | Timetable slip |
| The UK government said it remained committed to shipbuilding on the Clyde. | The UK government said it remained committed to shipbuilding on the Clyde. |
| In April, Scottish Secretary David Mundell told the BBC: "Obviously it is for BAE Systems on how they deal with their operational requirements and I very much want to see them engaging with the trade unions to ensure that they have a smoother transition through to the Type 26 programme." | In April, Scottish Secretary David Mundell told the BBC: "Obviously it is for BAE Systems on how they deal with their operational requirements and I very much want to see them engaging with the trade unions to ensure that they have a smoother transition through to the Type 26 programme." |
| Mr McPhee accepted there would be a slip in the timetable but not a possible two-year slippage. | Mr McPhee accepted there would be a slip in the timetable but not a possible two-year slippage. |
| He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme said: "The offshore patrol vessels that they placed on the Clyde is basically in-fill work to the Tech 26 programme. | He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme said: "The offshore patrol vessels that they placed on the Clyde is basically in-fill work to the Tech 26 programme. |
| "Anybody that looks at them, they are not the size of a frigate or destroyer and they don't obviously need the same amount of people, so it's really the implication of the delay." | "Anybody that looks at them, they are not the size of a frigate or destroyer and they don't obviously need the same amount of people, so it's really the implication of the delay." |
| SNP MP and member of the select committee Douglas Chapman believed a promise on future investment was needed. | SNP MP and member of the select committee Douglas Chapman believed a promise on future investment was needed. |
| He told the BBC: "What we are looking for is really a firm commitment from the British government that we will see continued investment in the skills and the workforce at Scotstoun and Govan, and make sure that we have a clear and continuous line of construction of the frigates that were proposed and promised some time ago." | He told the BBC: "What we are looking for is really a firm commitment from the British government that we will see continued investment in the skills and the workforce at Scotstoun and Govan, and make sure that we have a clear and continuous line of construction of the frigates that were proposed and promised some time ago." |