National Flagship: Procurement
(asked on 28th June 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether their intention to build a new Royal Yacht breaches WTO rules.
This question was answered on 12th July 2021
The decision to build the National Flagship in the UK does not breach our obligations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The WTO GPA contains a number of exemptions to open competition.