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<p>The Government is determined to deliver on its ambition for stronger global trade.
Whilst it is important to recognise the iconic role the Royal Yacht played during
its period of service, commissioning a new Royal Yacht is not on the Government's
agenda. As a result, this Department has not undertaken a cost/benefit analysis of
deploying a Royal Yacht for trade promotion.</p><p>There is nothing to prevent private
enterprise from proposing and building a new yacht for the UK to use for trade support,
overseas visits and humanitarian reasons.</p>
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