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These initiatives were driven by Lord Browne of Belmont, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Browne of Belmont has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Browne of Belmont has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
On 16 September, Harland and Wolff announced the winding down of non-core operations and were clear that this would in no way affect jobs at its shipyards or core operations, including delivering on contracts for the Ministry of Defence at the Belfast shipyard.
We explored all options to provide support and following a thorough review of Harland and Wolff’s financial situation, it is clear that at present the market is best placed to address their challenges.
We will continue to work across government and with the Northern Ireland Executive, as needed, to help secure shipbuilding and manufacturing across the UK.
It is the longstanding policy of successive UK Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters. The UK will continue to work with partners to address evolving threats and deliver impact for UK security.