The UK Government said its type 31 contracts were key to its plan for change which it said would safeguard the UK’s security while raising living standards across the UK.
Ms Eagle said: “It was great to visit Rosyth and witness first-hand their world-class shipbuilding programme which will strengthen our national security into the future, whilst boosting jobs and small and medium-sized businesses across Scotland.
“This Government is working swiftly to develop a new defence industrial strategy, in partnership with industry, innovators and workers, to drive jobs and growth in every nation and region of the UK, supporting our plan for change.”.
A UK defence minister met with Scottish businesses on Tuesday to share their views on the Government’s defence industrial strategy.
The UK Government’s defence industrial strategy was announced in a bid to grow a faster, more integrated and resilient supply chain for the shipbuilding sector in the country.
