Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108468

Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 2 February 2026

Named Day

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will fund the cost of slabs for Liberty Steel Dalzell from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant for production of FSS ships.

Answer

Luke Pollard

Ministry of Defence (MOD) funding for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) programme is provided to industry through the MOD's fixed price contract with Navantia UK (NUK). As the prime contractor, it is NUK's responsibility to deliver the FSS ships under the ter...

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