Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the Future Solid Support Programme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

As announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, we plan to procure three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) logistic ships to begin entering service from the mid-2020s.