Oral Question·Department for Transport
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 15 October 2020Answered: 22 October 2020
Asked by
Christian Wakeford
Labour — Bury South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Transport
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Douglas Alexander)
Scotland is at the heart of keeping the UK secure at home and strong abroad. As has been referenced already, just last week I visited Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, working to strengthen our defence partnerships and increase export opportunities for the Scottish defence industry. That defence dividend has already delivered record orders worth £10 billion for the Clyde shipyards, new investments of £340 million in Rosyth and £250 million in Faslane, and a contract of £453 million for Leonardo in Edinburgh.