Thomas Harris, Nicola Tapping, Jason Mullen, and Alfie Fitzpatrick, Nicole Vosper and Sarah Whitehead have all admitted taking part in the campaign.

BBC: Sentencing of Huntingdon Life Sciences hate campaigners

He said Vosper would have a "significant role" in the project, with the order supporting "a steady level of 650 jobs well into the current decade".

BBC: BAE, Vosper win destroyer order

Vosper, based on England's south coast, welcomed Mr Hoon's announcement.

BBC: BAE, Vosper win destroyer order

Nicole Vosper, 22, from Newquay, Cornwall, and Sarah Whitehead, 53, from Littlehampton, West Sussex, have admitted conspiracy to blackmail companies and suppliers linked to the Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) between 2001 and 2008.

BBC: Sentencing of Huntingdon Life Sciences hate campaigners