MP calls for increased number of new frigates

MP calls for increased number of new frigates

The MP for Dunfermline and Dollar has called for increased orders of Type 31 frigates, greater use of east coast assets including Rosyth dockyard, and a single funded High North strategy, in written evidence submitted to the Defence Committee’s Defence in the High North inquiry. Graeme Downie, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Estonia and whose constituency is home to Rosyth dockyard and HMS Caledonia, told the committee that the U…