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Shipbuilding

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 48, tabled on 19 December 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any UK shipyard has the capability to build a Cantabria-class Combat Support Ship.

Answered on

7 January 2020

The UK has capable shipyards that are able to build and maintain large complex warships and other classes of military and commercial vessels. The recent completion of the cutting-edge Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers are a clear example in this regard.

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