The military shipbuilding sector provides an important pipeline of highly skilled jobs for Scottish industry. While current Royal Navy Type 26 and Type 31 orders are very welcome, the future of the sector is dependent on favourable UK Government policies and a regular ‘drumbeat’ of orders, which we will explore further in our inquiry into military shipbuilding. (Paragraph 39) 36 Defence in Scotland: military landscape

The military shipbuilding sector provides an important pipeline of highly skilled jobs for Scottish industry. While current Royal Navy Type 26 and Type 31 orders are very welcome, the future of the sector is dependent on favourable UK Government policies and a regular ‘drumbeat’ of orders, which we will explore further in our inquiry into military shipbuilding. (Paragraph 39) 36 Defence in Scotland: military landscape Type: conclusion | Number: 6 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Grouped response for 6, 7 The Government are grateful to the Committee for highlighting the prosperity benefits that shipbuilding brings to Scotland and MOD look forward to exploring this matter further with the Committee in due course. The recent National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS) Refresh indica