§ Mr. SarwarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the impact on the Scottish economy of the decision to place the mast order for the Royal Navy's Astute submarines with Pilkington Optronics in Govan. [127715]
§ Dr. ReidThe contract for optronic masts for Astute submarines was awarded by BAe Systems, the prime contractor, to Pilkington Optronics. The order is worth over £20 million and will support the jobs of the 600-strong workforce. Pilkington Optronics won this order in open competition demonstrating their excellent capability to provide leading-edge technology in this field.