Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts

(asked on 29th November 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to answer Question 94706, tabled on 23 November 2022, on whether quality assurance testing for the Fleet Solid Support Ship contract will be undertaken by UK officials in Spain before blocks are transferred to the UK.


Answered by
Alex Chalk Portrait
Alex Chalk
This question was answered on 2nd December 2022

The Ministry of Defence will have full access to witness and inspect the blocks built in Spain for the purposes of Quality Assurance and will have a dedicated build inspection team in place to undertake assurance and audit at each stage of build, irrespective of location.

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