HMS Illustrious Arrives at Rosyth Dockyard

That the Parliament welcomes the arrival of the Royal Navy flagship, HMS Illustrious, to Rosyth Dockyard in Fife for a £40 million maintenance and upgrade programme; believes that this is recognition of the excellent skills of the workforce at Babcock; notes that the Ministry of Defence contract with Babcock for work on HMS Illustrious will provide continued employment for about 300 people until August 2011; further notes that this essential maintenance will ensure that the carrier can continue in service until the second new carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is in service, and understands that the work will make the ship and its crew more environmentally efficient in the future.