SNP blasted for skipping shipbuilding debate

SNP blasted for skipping shipbuilding debate

A Westminster Hall debate on the role of shipyards in economic growth saw fierce criticism of the Scottish Government, as MPs condemned the decision to award a £175 million ferry contract to a Polish shipyard instead of Ferguson Marine in Scotland. Labour’s Richard Baker MP (Glenrothes and Mid Fife), who led the debate, said the announcement was “deeply dispiriting”, arguing that Scottish shipbuilding had been let down by a lack of ambition from…