Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the social value criteria used on the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract once it has been concluded.
The Social Value benefits offered by the winning bidder will be made public once the contract is placed for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships. It would not be appropriate to publish the social value evaluation criteria used in the FSS competition, as it may be prejudicial to the Ministry of Defence's commercial interests and its ability to conduct competitions and negotiations for future procurements.