Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s current preferred bidder is for building complex warships.

Mr Philip Dunne

The term ‘preferred bidder’ is used in the context of the supplier down-selection process following a commercial competition. There is presently no commercial competition for the building of complex warships.