§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many naval procurement contacts for military vessels were made with Scottish yards in each of the last 10 years. [125573]
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§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 14 June 2000]: In the last 10 years the following contracts for new RN or RFA vessels have been placed where the construction is being/has been undertaken in Scottish yards:
Vessel Order date Prime contractor Ship yard location Royal Naval Vessels 3 x Type 23 Frigates January 1992 Yarrow shipbuilders Ltd. Scotstoun Landing Platform Helicopter—HMS Ocean1 May 1993 Kvaerner Govan Govan 3 x Type 23 Frigates February 1996 Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. Scotstoun 10 x Landing Craft Utilities Mk10 May 1998 Bae SEMA Ailsa Troon Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessels Auxiliary Oiler2 March 1997 Marconi Marine (VSEL) Ltd. Govan 1The order for HMS Ocean was for the construction of the Hull, propulsion and Domestic systems and excluded the fitting of the weapon systems 2Following conflicting demands at their Barrow yard Marconi Marine (VSEL) Ltd. transferred the construction to the Govan yard in summer 1999