Aircraft Carriers and UK Shipbuilding

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 12:47 pm on 6 November 2013.

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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond The Secretary of State for Defence 12:47, 6 November 2013

As the hon. Lady probably knows, estimates of effects on the wider economy are never precise, although estimates can be made. I am happy to write to tell her our best estimate, but it will be just that—the best estimate. She will know that in Scotland the responsibility for wider industrial support and the promotion of employment opportunities rests with the Scottish Government, and I would expect them to be actively engaged in this programme.