Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 108469

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 Business and Trade, if his Department will take control of the Liberty Steel Dalzell plant to purchase slab from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant and begin production on new FSS ships.

Answer

Chris McDonald

Liberty Steel Dalzell is a privately-owned company. The Government has no plans to take control or purchase it. Liberty Dalzell is contracted to supply steel plate to Navantia UK for the MOD’s Fleet Solid Support ships programme. This is an independent co...

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