Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 21000
Fleet Solid Support Ships
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 9 January 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it remains Government policy that at least 60% of sub-contracting companies working on fleet solid support ships should be from the UK.
Answer
Maria EagleThe overall build strategy for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships remains unchanged. All three ships will be assembled in the UK, with blocks manufactured in Navantia’s shipyards in Spain and in Harland and Wolff’s shipyards in the UK, retaining the over...
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