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Defence: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48138

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April to Question 43178 on Defence: Procurement, what expenditure was involved in the Future Maritime Support Programme; and when the business case was first submitted.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The Full Business Case for the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) was submitted in November 2020 and contracts were awarded in April 2021. The current total approved budgetary limit for FMSP through to contract expiration in 2026 is £6.853 billion.

An extension of the current contract to 2028 is currently being costed.

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