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AUKUS

Status: Open Opened: 2 Apr 2025 24 recommendations 9 conclusions 1 report

This inquiry will examine the AUKUS partnership, a trilateral security agreement between Australia, the US and the UK which was announced in 2021. AUKUS will see the US and UK support Australia in acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine fleet alongside a deepening of co-operation between the three countries on other advanced military technologies. The Committee’s inquiry … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
8th Report - AUKUS HC 841 28 Apr 2026 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
7 Recommendation 8th Report - AUKUS Deferred

The appointment of a Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS, initially for a year, has...

The appointment of a Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS, initially for a year, has been a positive step welcomed by stakeholders in industry and across the trilateral. We recommend that the role be made permanent, providing consistency for stakeholders and sending an important signal across Whitehall and to our … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government has extended the Prime Minister's Special Representative role for an additional year and will keep its duration under review, but has not committed to making the role permanent as recommended.
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Ministry of Defence
24 Recommendation 8th Report - AUKUS Deferred

Workforce growth at HMNB Devonport will be key to delivering the infrastructure required to improve...

Workforce growth at HMNB Devonport will be key to delivering the infrastructure required to improve submarine availability and prepare for SSN-AUKUS. Team Plymouth will play a central role in creating the local conditions to attract and maintain this larger workforce and will also be key to delivering the local defence … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the need for Team Plymouth's growth, citing £50m already announced and setting up a cross-government board and joint taskforce to urgently develop and progress delivery solutions, including securing further funding.
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Ministry of Defence

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
2 Dec 2025 Air Marshal Tim Jones · Ministry of Defence, Luke Pollard MP · Ministry of Defence, Vice Admiral Sir Chris Gardner KBE · Submarine Delivery Agency View ↗
26 Nov 2025 Angela Jones · Westmorland and Furness Council, Nona Buckley-Irvine · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Peter Anstiss · Team Barrow, The Rt Hon The Lord Case · Team Barrow View ↗
19 Nov 2025 Sir Stephen Lovegrove - Prime Minister's Special Representative on AUKUS View ↗
21 Oct 2025 Andrew Kinniburgh · Make UK Defence, Harry Holt · Babcock International Group, Matthew Evans · techUK, Samira Braund · ADS, Steve Carlier · Rolls Royce Submarines Limited, Steve Timms · BAE Systems Submarines View ↗
9 Sep 2025 Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Sophia Gaston · Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King's College London View ↗

Who gave evidence

16 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Air Marshal Tim Jones · Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Force Developm… Ministry of Defence 1
Andrew Kinniburgh · General Director Make UK Defence 1
Angela Jones · Director of Thriving Places Westmorland and Furness Council 1
Dr Sidharth Kaushal · Senior Research Fellow Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 1
Harry Holt · Chief Executive Nuclear Babcock International Group 1
Luke Pollard MP · Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Ministry of Defence 1
Matthew Evans · Chief Operating Officer & Director of Markets techUK 1
Nona Buckley-Irvine · Head of Team Barrow Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 1
Peter Anstiss · CEO Team Barrow 1
Samira Braund · Defence Director ADS 1
Sir Stephen Lovegrove - Prime Minister's Special Representative on AUKUS — 1
Sophia Gaston · Senior Research Fellow Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King's College London 1
Steve Carlier · President Rolls Royce Submarines Limited 1
Steve Timms · Managing Director BAE Systems Submarines 1
The Rt Hon The Lord Case · Chair Team Barrow 1
Vice Admiral Sir Chris Gardner KBE · Chief Executive Officer Submarine Delivery Agency 1