The MP for Dunfermline & Dollar has welcomed a new £4bn deal between the UK and Indonesian governments that will secure high value engineering jobs at the dockyard at Rosyth, using skilled Fife workers to solve the global problem of food security.
Graeme Downie, Labour MP for Dunfermline & Dollar, welcomed the maritime deal which was agreed by the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and confirmed during the G20 summit in South Africa.
The new Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) will be led by Babcock, owners of the Rosyth Dockyard and will see the UK and Indonesia jointly develop maritime capability for Indonesia’s navy and more than 1,000 vessels for its fishing fleets to boost seafood consumption and in turn, food security.
The deal is the latest UK government achievement which protects Scottish jobs and trade, following on from trade deals with the EU, India and US, along with the £10bn agreement with Norway to build warships on the Clyde.
Graeme Downie, Scottish Labour MP for Dunfermline & Dollar, said:
“This is yet another example of the UK government achieving deals around the world that protect and grow high skilled jobs in Scotland.”
“I am delighted to hear of this £4bn agreement between the UK and Indonesian governments that will secure 1000 jobs in the UK, with the majority of them at the Rosyth dockyard in my constituency.”
“This is a huge achievement by the workforce at Rosyth and shows their skills and expertise is in demand across the world. That is Fife and Scottish knowledge and ingenuity being used to solve global problems.”
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