Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
(asked on 7th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the procurement of Fleet Support ships; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 13th January 2020
The decision to stop the Fleet Solid Support ship competition was taken because it had become clear that a value for money solution could not be reached. The Ministry of Defence is currently assessing the options, and as part of this process will review the requirement and any procurement strategy. It is not possible to provide any further details until this work has been completed.