Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) jobs and (b) technical apprenticeships (i) have been created and (ii) he estimates will be created over the next 10 years from the Type 31 frigate programme in each shipyard in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.

The construction of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 fleet will support around 1,250 highly-skilled jobs at Babcock’s shipyard in Rosyth and see the creation of an additional 150 apprenticeships. The programme will also support a further 1,250 roles across the UK supply chain.