To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2022 to Question 93475 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel, whether Team Resolute has provided his Department with an estimate of the proportion of UK-sourced steel to be used in the construction of those vessels.
Answered on
5 March 2024
It is the responsibility of Team Resolute to make its steel requirements known to the UK steel industry and to procure steel in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. Team Resolute has indicated that it intends to use UK-sourced steel wherever it is practicable to do so, and in any event for the majority of the build.
We are not yet able to confirm the amount of UK-sourced steel to be in used in the Fleet Solid Support Ship(FSS) – this is because the steel for FSS has not yet been purchased. However, we encourage the use of UK-sourced steel where possible, and for example, are able to confirm that nearly 50% by value of steel on batch 1 of the Type-26 programme is UK-sourced.