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Fleet Solid Support Ships

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.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The 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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