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| MPs expect defence contract news | MPs expect defence contract news |
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| MPs have been put on standby to expect a "major defence statement" in the House of Commons. | |
| The expected announcement has prompted speculation that the UK Government will confirm orders for two new aircraft carriers. | |
| The move is likely to safeguard thousands of jobs at the shipyards on the Clyde and at the Rosyth Naval Base. | The move is likely to safeguard thousands of jobs at the shipyards on the Clyde and at the Rosyth Naval Base. |
| Labour MPs were told by Prime Minister Gordon Brown two days ago to expect the statement on defence matters. | Labour MPs were told by Prime Minister Gordon Brown two days ago to expect the statement on defence matters. |
| If the two new Ministry of Defence aircraft carrier contracts go ahead then the work will be share among a number of companies, including BAE System's Govan and Scotstoun yards. | If the two new Ministry of Defence aircraft carrier contracts go ahead then the work will be share among a number of companies, including BAE System's Govan and Scotstoun yards. |
| Between them, the two yards employ 3,000 people. | Between them, the two yards employ 3,000 people. |
| It is expected that the ships would be built in sections and then assembled at Rosyth. | It is expected that the ships would be built in sections and then assembled at Rosyth. |