Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Graeme Downie (Labour), on Thursday, 10 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 4 members in total.

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HMS Formidable steel-cutting

That this House congratulates the workforce at the Rosyth Dockyard in Fife on the occasion of the steel-cutting of the third Type 31 Frigate, HMS Formidable, which is being constructed at the site; welcomes the progress underway on HMS Venturer and HMS Active as the fastest undertaken from concept to build of any ship of this size in the world; believes the Type 31 programme will deliver a flexible, effective and efficient platform for the Royal Navy; recognises the economic contribution of Rosyth Dockyard to the economy of Dunfermline and Dollar constituency, Scotland and the rest of the UK, employing a total of 2,500 staff directly on site and providing a total of £390 million investment to the Scottish economy; and urges the Government to continue to take steps to secure orders for the export version of the ship, Arrowhead 140, to our allies to increase our own, and global, security.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

234 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Scott Arthur

Mary Kelly Foy

Subjects

Employment Shipbuilding Rosyth Dockyard Type 31 frigates

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk