Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
Commons · Question 108469 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will take control of the Liberty Steel Dalzell plant to purchase slab from British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant and begin production on new FSS ships.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 2 Feb 2026
Liberty Steel Dalzell is a privately-owned company. The Government has no plans to take control or purchase it. Liberty Dalzell is contracted to supply steel plate to Navantia UK for the MOD’s Fleet Solid Support ships programme. This is an independent co...