In the second phase of its Defence in Scotland work, the Scottish Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry examining military shipbuilding in Scotland.
The sector currently supports 7,000 jobs in Scotland, many of which are highly skilled.
Maintaining this employment relies on a regular orders. However, in last year’s Defence and Security Industrial Strategy , the UK Government made revisions to allow the possibility of more open international competition, rather than all Royal Navy warships being designed and built solely in the UK.
