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Recommendation 48
48
Acknowledged
Representatives from the shipbuilding industry told us that having sight of upcoming shipbuilding projects over...
Conclusion
Representatives from the shipbuilding industry told us that having sight of upcoming shipbuilding projects over the coming decades was helpful, but that it was less clear how this translated into a drumbeat of work for shipyards. Ian Waddell of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions told us: My frustration with this is that all the pieces of the jigsaw are on the table in front of us, and it would not take too much to connect them to make a proper picture. We have the 30-year pipeline of work, which we have been campaigning for, for a long time. Having that visibility of all Government- owned or operated vessels is a big step forward. […] The missing link is to take that pipeline of work and turn it into a drumbeat of work for UK yards.82
Government response summary AI-generated
The MOD recognises the importance of a regular drumbeat of orders and states the NSbS and 30-year pipeline aim to provide a sustainable demand signal. They also highlight workforce and programme details.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The 30-year cross-Government Shipbuilding Pipeline of over 150 new vessels aims to do just that. It sets out a huge range of opportunities for UK shipyards and the variety of vessels creates a baseline of volume to encourage industry investment in facilities, infrastructure, innovation and skills. As the pipeline spans a 30-year period, it is subject to change and the details of shipbuilding programmes in the later decades will come with time. Nonetheless, the NSO has committed to updating the shipbuilding pipeline at each multi-year Spending Review to ensure industry has a transparent pipeline of work to plan against.
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