Healey £6bn shipbuilding plans ‘huge opportunity’ for Scottish yards – Alexander

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has pledged £6 billion towards shipbuilding projects (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Pledges made by the Chancellor present a “huge opportunity” for Scottish manufacturing, Douglas Alexander has said.

In his first Labour Party conference speech since taking over at the Treasury, John Healey announced a £6 billion boost for shipbuilding in the UK including the building of three floating docks for the HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane.