Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
Commons · Question 108468 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
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.
Answer
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...