Orders placed with British yards for type 31 frigates

The Prime Minister has announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK, securing thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and ensuring the United Kingdom is a global, outward looking nation as we leave the EU.

New Type 31 frigates to be used by the Royal Navy will be built exclusively in the UK, with the first ‘in the water’ by 2023, reinvigorating our Royal Navy fleet and supporting over 2,500 jobs.

We will ensure we have a sustainable skills base for UK shipbuilding so our world-class shipyards are able to compete fairly for all UK Government contracts and around the world.

As a Cumbria county councillor, I realise there may be some disappointment in the county that the bid went to Babcock rather than the rival BAE systems consortium. However I see on the BBC website that although much of the work will obviously go to Rosyth, some of the it may be shared around the UK by the winning consortium, possibly including participants in the rival UK bids. So there may yet be opportunities for Cumbria.

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