Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK-based (a) graduate placements and (b) apprentices will Team Resolute take on each year until the completion of the Fleet Solid Support Ships programme.
The Fleet Solid Support ship contract will create a significant number of new jobs, including around 1,200 high quality manufacturing jobs, and hundreds of graduate placements and apprenticeships. The precise distribution of these jobs between UK sites through the duration of the contract is a matter for Harland & Wolff and BMT.