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Friday, November 29, 2013

Scottish independence: MoD sinks white paper plan

Type 26 (Global Combat Ship)The Scottish Government’s plan for joint defence procurement to save the Clyde shipbuilding industry post-independence has been rejected by the Ministry of Defence.

Officials have said that the MoD has “no intention” of agreeing to a proposal in the Scottish Government’s white paper on independence to build new Type 26 frigates for both Scotland and the rest of the UK on the Clyde.

UK ministers have already indicated that the Scotstoun and Govan yards will win the contracts to build the new Type 26 frigates should Scotland reject independence, but signalled their intention to use English yards if Scotland becomes a foreign country.

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