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| Carriers delay 'good for yards' | Carriers delay 'good for yards' |
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| A delay to a £4bn project to build two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers is good news for Scots shipyards, according to a Labour MP. | A delay to a £4bn project to build two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers is good news for Scots shipyards, according to a Labour MP. |
| The defence secretary said the vessels were likely to enter service one or two years later than expected, following a review of MoD spending. | The defence secretary said the vessels were likely to enter service one or two years later than expected, following a review of MoD spending. |
| Glasgow South West MP Ian Davidson said spinning out the order would mean that the yards would be in work for longer. | Glasgow South West MP Ian Davidson said spinning out the order would mean that the yards would be in work for longer. |
| Work on the £4bn project is due to begin next spring. | Work on the £4bn project is due to begin next spring. |
| The vessels, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, were originally due to enter service in 2014 and 2016. | The vessels, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, were originally due to enter service in 2014 and 2016. |
| They will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy. | |
| While the completion date will be pushed back, Defence Secretary John Hutton said there would be no delays in starting work on the vessels. | |
| Contracts worth about £3.2bn were signed in July and the work was expected to create or underpin a total of 10,000 jobs at yards in Appledore in north Devon, Portsmouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Glasgow and Rosyth. | Contracts worth about £3.2bn were signed in July and the work was expected to create or underpin a total of 10,000 jobs at yards in Appledore in north Devon, Portsmouth, Barrow-in-Furness, Glasgow and Rosyth. |
| 'Good news' | 'Good news' |
| Mr Hutton said the carriers' timetable was being brought more closely in line with the introduction of the Joint Combat Aircraft which they will carry. | Mr Hutton said the carriers' timetable was being brought more closely in line with the introduction of the Joint Combat Aircraft which they will carry. |
| Mr Davidson said the announcement was positive for the yards. | Mr Davidson said the announcement was positive for the yards. |
| "The good news is that the biggest naval order since the Second World War will remain in place," he said. | "The good news is that the biggest naval order since the Second World War will remain in place," he said. |
| "The better news in my view is that the order is going to be spun out, which means that the yards will be in work longer. | "The better news in my view is that the order is going to be spun out, which means that the yards will be in work longer. |
| "What's likely to happen is that there will be less sub-contract work and more done in-house." | "What's likely to happen is that there will be less sub-contract work and more done in-house." |
| Union officials had said it was vital there was no delay in the work's start date. | Union officials had said it was vital there was no delay in the work's start date. |
| Officials from the GMB have given a cautious welcome to the announcement. |