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Warships: Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with Harland and Wolff on steps to help them resume manufacturing ships for the Royal Navy.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
30 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with Harland and Wolff on steps to help them resume manufacturing ships for the Royal Navy.

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Harland & Wolff Plc, a major sub-contractor and a member of Team Resolute, the consortium delivering the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships for the Royal Navy, announced on 16 September 2024 that they would be winding down its non-core operations, but th...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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