Warships: Shipbuilding
2026-07-01 · Ministry of Defence · 15394 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the planned Common Combat Vessel programme will deliver an equivalent pipeline of work for Scottish yards to that anticipated under the Type 83 destroyer programme.
Answer
The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has committed to a pipeline of work in Type 26 and Type 31 construction which will employ the prime Scottish shipyards (BAE Systems and Babcock) well into the 2030s, securing thousands of jobs and millions of pounds of ec...