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Motion · S6M-18153 · 26 Jun 2025

BAE Systems Opens Janet Harvey Ship Hall

Lodged by Annie Wells Standard Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates BAE Systems on the official opening of the Janet Harvey Ship Hall in Govan, Glasgow, on 25 June 2025; recognises what it sees as the importance of this state-of-the-art facility to Scotland’s shipbuilding industry, with major naval vessels such as HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham currently under construction within the hall; acknowledges that the hall has been named in honour of Janet Harvey, who worked as an electrician in the Govan yard during the Second World War at the age of 18, and who, like many women of her generation, stepped into vital industrial roles during wartime; understands that Ms Harvey was later awarded an honorary doctorate by Glasgow Caledonian University and passed away in 2023 at the age of 101, on Armistice Day; acknowledges the lasting significance of naming the hall after her, ensuring that her contribution and that of other women in wartime industry are properly recognised, and welcomes this investment not only in physical infrastructure but in the future of skilled shipbuilding in Glasgow and across Scotland.

Supporters (22)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.