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Motion · S6M-00536 · 25 Jun 2021

Cutting Steel on HMS Belfast, the Latest Clyde Built Ship

Lodged by Paul Sweeney (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 14 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the workers at BAE Systems' Govan shipyard in Glasgow as they ceremonially cut the first steel on their latest vessel for the Royal Navy, HMS Belfast, on 29 June 2021; notes that this event marks the start of the manufacturing of the third City Class Type 26 Global Combat Ship to be constructed by BAE Systems, after HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff; recognises that the eight Type 26 vessels will be world class anti-submarine warfare ships, which will replace the anti-submarine variant Type 23 ships that were originally designed and built by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Scotstoun on the Clyde, and that this new class will be the most advanced ships of their type globally; celebrates the economic impact the project is having in Glasgow in supporting over 2,500 skilled jobs directly, and over 5,000 jobs and £160 million worth of wages across Scotland each year; further notes the international reach of the Glasgow-based project, with Type 26 class variants also being designed at the company's Scotstoun shipyard for the Royal Australian and Canadian Navies, and wishes all involved in Glasgow's most famous industry continued success and prosperity in the future.

Supporters (14)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.