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29/09/2005
Defence Minister briefed on NW naval shipbuilding capability

The Rt. Hon. Adam Ingram MP, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, was visiting the trade union, Keep our Future Afloat Campaign stand at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton on Wednesday afternoon.


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29/09/2005
Now give us the carriers

Defence procurement minister Lord Drayson has recognised that times have changed at Barrow shipyard.


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28/09/2005
Defence Procurement Minister hears benefits of ordering a batch of 4 submarines

Lord Drayson, the Ministry of Defence Minister responsible for ordering new defence equipment, received a fresh briefing last night on the benefits of ordering a batch of four new submarines for the Royal Navy.


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27/09/2005
Government urged to place orders for new naval fleet

The first full day of the Labour Party Conference saw much interest in the KOFAC campaign.


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27/09/2005
Tories scoff at claims delay on Astute was their fault

At the Labour Party Conference in Brighton yeterday, veteran Labour Risedale councillor Jean Waiting yesterday blamed the conservatives for some of Astute's problems.


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27/09/2005
Barrow Councillor, Jean Waiting, addresses the Labour Party Conference

Below is the text of the speech delivered by Barrow-in-Furness Councillor Jean Waiting at the Labour Party Conference on Monday 26th September.


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26/09/2005
Ship team at conference

Barrow and Furness MP John Hutton says he is delighted the Keep Our Future Afloat Campaign has been at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.


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23/09/2005
Labour urged to support north west England's shipyards

The Government is being urged to make more use of the naval shipyards in the northwest of England in order to deliver an affordable upgrade of the Royal Navy’s fighting ships.


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20/09/2005
UK to share industrial strategy

Britain is preparing to share with allies the conclusions of a critical defense industry strategic review. France, for one, is greeting the offer with enthusiasm, raising the possibility of wide-ranging European coordination of defense spending and research.


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20/09/2005
Warspite sets new standards

BAE Systems has completed five compartments on Astute’s command deck module (CDM) to a new grading standard of cleanliness and environmental control. The work was undertaken in BAE Systems Warspite facility in Barrow-in-Furness, North West England, and enabled the installation of sensitive combat systems equipment.


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"Barrow remains an untapped source of production capability and could... play a significant role in the coming shipbuilding programme."

Source: Rand, page 153 The UK's Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base (2005), Report to UK MoD

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