Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mick Whitley (Labour), on Monday, 7 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

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The National Flagship

That this House notes the Government’s decision to commission a £200 million National Flagship to replace HMY Britannia, which was decommissioned in 1997; understands that this has caused considerable public consternation at a time when many people are experiencing immense economic hardship; recognises, however, that the project has the potential to create much-needed work and investment in British shipbuilding; calls on the Government to make a cast-iron guarantee to design and build the flagship in the UK; welcomes the recent announcement that Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead is willing and able to deliver the project on-time and on-budget; recognises that the construction of the National Flagship at said shipyard would secure and expand the number of jobs and range of training opportunities available to local people, and create economic growth in one of the country’s most left-behind towns; recommends that Cammell Laird be chosen to construct the flagship; and further recognises that the commissioning of this vessel is no substitute for a long-term and well-funded shipbuilding strategy that secures the viability of the industry for generations to come and establishes the UK as a world-leader in green maritime technology.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

146 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

Rebecca Long Bailey

Paula Barker

Kim Johnson

Navendu Mishra

Kate Osborne

Subjects

Shipbuilding Cammell Laird Birkenhead National flagship

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk