Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled DE&S and Team Resolute sign Fleet Solid Support ships contract, published on 18 January 2023, what steps he is taking to promote skills and technology transfer when building the Fleet Solid Support ships.

I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Alex Chalk) to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 29 November 2022 to Question 94716.