Australia: Nuclear Submarines
Commons · Question 2964 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the establishment of new SSN-AUKUS facilities in Australia on levels of workforce retention at conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSN) facilit
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 27 May 2026
AUKUS Pillar 1 cannot be realised without the essential personnel and expertise needed to design, build, operate, maintain and decommission SSNs, but it also offers an unprecedented opportunity to integrate and grow the submarine building workforce of all...