Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which firms are actively bidding for the Fleet Solid Support Ships contract.
The following companies/consortia have been selected to tender for the Fleet Solid Support ship design and build contract: Team UK (a UK consortium consisting of Babcock International, BAE Systems, Cammell Laird and Rolls-Royce), Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (Republic of Korea), Fincantieri (Italy), Navantia (Spain), and Japan Marine United Corporation (Japan).