Question follow-through · 10921

Fleet Solid Support Ships

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) crew accommodation and (b) crewing levels in the Fleet Solid Support Ships contract following the principal contractor’s completion of the Preliminary Design R

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 23 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2024
Answer: 29 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

23 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) crew accommodation and (b) crewing levels in the Fleet Solid Support Ships contract following the principal contractor’s completion of the Preliminary Design R
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2024
Answer published
Navantia UK, the prime contractor for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship programme, is responsible for delivering the Design and Manufacture contract. The successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review marks the first major milestone in the progra...

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