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Minister confirms carrier orders | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed orders for two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy. | |
The contract has been described as a "major project for the future of the shipbuilding industry", by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. | |
Speaking earlier in the Commons, he said he hoped MPs would be "pleased" with the announcement. | |
The move will safeguard thousands of jobs at the shipyards on the River Clyde and at the Rosyth Naval Base. | |
The work will be shared among a number of companies, including BAE Systems' Govan and Scotstoun yards. | |
Between them, the two yards employ 3,000 people. | Between them, the two yards employ 3,000 people. |
It is expected that the Royal Navy ships will be built in sections and then assembled at Rosyth. | |
It has been suggested that the contract may clear the way for BAE Systems and the VT Group to complete the merger of their shipbuilding assets. | |
That would lead to the creation of a company with dockyards in Portsmouth and on the Clyde. |