Shipbuilding Jobs Boost

Wednesday May 2008, 09:58:28

THE Ministry of Defence yesterday gave the green light for the construction of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, securing thousands of Scottish shipyard jobs.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will be the biggest and most powerful warships ever constructed in the UK. They will enter service in 2014 and 2016. Their construction will create or sustain 10,000 jobs across the UK, said the MoD.

Nicola Sturgeon, the deputy First Minister and MSP for Glasgow Govan, said: "This will be welcome news for those working at Govan, Scotstoun and Rosyth."