According to Professor Keith Hartley, a renowned expert and former UN consultant and senior defence economist, there will be “no future” for Scottish warship building industry in an independent Scotland.

During a discussion at the Scottish Affairs Committee, Professor Hartley emphasised that the construction of warships could potentially come to a halt, resulting in a significant loss of employment opportunities.

The future of Scottish shipyards could be at risk if more Royal Navy orders are allowed to go overseas, a report by MPs has warned. The committee mentioned above, the Scottish Affairs Committee, recently called for “greater clarity” on where warships would be built in the coming decades.

The report by the Scottish Affairs Committee warns that the future prosperity of Scottish military shipbuilding is at risk through the lack of a clear drumbeat of orders exacerbated by opening procurement up for international competition.

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