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Unite Calls for UK-Built Faslane Dry Docks Amid £28bn Deficit

5/11/2026

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Unite urges the government to require that new floating dry docks for Faslane be built in a UK shipyard.
The Ministry of Defence is advancing Programme EUSTON to provide floating dry docks at HM Naval Base Clyde, with detailed design work that began in January.
Navantia proposes constructing the docks at its Methil yard, with funding expected from the ring-fenced defence nuclear enterprise budget amid a £28 billion shortfall.

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Unite urges the government to require that new floating dry docks for Faslane be built in a UK shipyard.
The Ministry of Defence is advancing Programme EUSTON to provide floating dry docks at HM Naval Base Clyde, with detailed design work that began in January.
Navantia proposes constructing the docks at its Methil yard, with funding expected from the ring-fenced defence nuclear enterprise budget amid a £28 billion shortfall.