Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the new Fleet Solid Support Ship tender will be restricted to UK bidders.
The detailed contract requirements are yet to be published but we would expect substantial UK involvement in any successful bid.
As referenced in the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence in response to question 906278 we would encourage interested international partners to work with UK firms to bid, building on the success of T31.