Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of the supply of vessels for use by the armed forces in the next 25 years.
The National Shipbuilding Strategy is a mechanism for providing clarity to industry on future shipbuilding requirements for the Royal Navy (RN). The RN works closely with the National Shipbuilding Office and Defence Equipment and Support to ensure that the Government's relationship with industry is optimised to deliver ship-building requirements.