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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guarantees his Department has given to (a) DML in Devonport, (b) SLM in Portsmouth and (c) BRCD as to their future work load in the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [36301] Mr. Ingram: As part of the 1997 dockyard sale agreements undertakings were given to the two dockyard companies, DML at Devonport and BRDL at Rosyth, as to their share of the future naval ship maintenance work load for an agreed period. Similar arrangements apply to FSL, who operate within Portsmouth Naval Base, under the GOCO (Government Owned Contractor Operated) contract awarded to them in 1998. The Warship Support Modernisation Initiative, which is looking at ways to modernise support arrangements across all naval bases and dockyards, involves negotiations with the companies with a view to increasing the proportion of the surface ship refit and repair programme opened up to competition. Any undertakings on future work load will be dependent on the outcome of this initiative.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

36301; 380 c570W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Contracts for services Shipbuilding Devonport Dockyard Rosyth Dockyard Brocade Communications Systems

Link

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