Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2021 to Question 7747 on Fleet Solid Support Ships, to which Cabinet Office guidelines is he referring.

The guidance is detailed in Procurement Policy Note 11/16 - Procuring Steel in Major Projects - Revised Guidance, dated 13 December 2016.

The guidance is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance