The National Shipbuilding Office (NSO) drives transformative change to empower a globally successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise that works for all parts of the UK.

Our Priorities

The goals of the NSO feed into and draw from the Government’s top priorities, including Levelling Up, Strengthening the Union, and meeting Net Zero obligations.

The NSO:

  • aims to drive transformative change in the shipbuilding enterprise, creating a strategic focus in government for delivering national ambition
  • oversees all of government’s interests in shipbuilding, optimising government’s approach to growing the industry and realising the benefits of coordinated procurement, investment and engagement across the enterprise
  • owns the National Shipbuilding Strategy and is empowered to align Departmental activity and investments with its ambition and approach