United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 96777
Warships: Iron and Steel
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4 January 2022
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11 January 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to set targets for the use of UK steel in (a) Fleet Solid Support Ships, (b) Tempest, (c) Type 32 Frigates, (d) Type 83 Destroyers and (e) other contracts tendered by his Department.
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4 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to set targets for the use of UK steel in (a) Fleet Solid Support Ships, (b) Tempest, (c) Type 32 Frigates, (d) Type 83 Destroyers and (e) other contracts tendered by his Department.
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11 January 2022
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Steel is procured in accordance with Cabinet Office guidelines. Many defence programmes require specialised steels that are not manufactured in the UK; nevertheless, we encourage the sourcing of UK steel wherever it is technically and commercially feasibl...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-04/96777
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1399561
- uk · wq-1399561 · source updated 11 January 2022