Fleet Solid Support Ships: Employment
(asked on 23rd November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November to Question 89756 on Fleet Solid Support Ships: Employment, whether the prime contractor for this contract is responsible for the number of UK jobs created by the contract.
This question was answered on 28th November 2022
The precise distribution of these jobs between UK sites throughout the duration of the Fleet Solid Support ship contract is a matter for the respective companies. The increased investment from the programme will provide the companies with the means to create new jobs and reinvigorate the shipbuilding sector.