Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Home Office has domestic procurement targets for Border Patrol vessels.
The procurement for the new fleet of Border Force vessels has yet to be launched and as such decisions on issues such as that raised have yet to be made.
We can confirm however that the procurement will, consistent with the National Shipbuilding Strategy currently being refreshed, provide opportunities for UK suppliers to bid for contracts and ensure that best value for money is obtained.