Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of whether British steel could be used in the construction of the pressure hulls for the Trident Successor programme.
The specialised steel required for the Successor submarine pressure hull is not manufactured in the UK and no viable UK bid was received for this part of the Successor submarine manufacture.
Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we expect them to take the opportunity to bid.
85% of BAE System's supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.