Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the 30 year shipbuilding pipeline outlined in the refresh to the national shipbuilding strategy.

This Government is committed to delivering a thriving shipbuilding sector across the UK.

The National Shipbuilding Office provides strategic oversight of all Government shipbuilding activity, driving forward transformative change in the sector. This includes a 30-year pipeline of Government shipbuilding opportunities which gives industry a clear demand signal from the public sector, supporting them to invest in research and development, infrastructure and people.