Aircraft Carriers and UK Shipbuilding

Andrew Turner Excerpts

Wednesday 6th November 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)]

One strength of the Isle of Wight’s economy is its historic involvement with shipbuilding; a number of my constituents work in the Portsmouth dockyard and many companies on the island are part of the supply chain. What assessment has been made of the impact of this announcement on the Isle of Wight’s economy?

[Mr Hammond]

I must confess to my hon. Friend that I have not assessed the impact on the Isle of Wight economy specifically. I know, however, that the local enterprise partnerships and local authorities have been aware of these challenges for some time. If it will help my hon. Friend, I will dig out what assessments have been made by others and draw his attention to them.