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Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel

Commons · Question 108468 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

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Asked by 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.

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Answered by Luke Pollard, 2 Feb 2026

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...