AUKUS
Commons · Question 22914 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 24 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in doubling down on both pillars of the AUKUS agreement and using Pillar 2 to test and develop a template for fu
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Sep 2026
The Government is all in on AUKUS by moving both pillars from commitment into delivery. Under Pillar I, £6 billion has been committed to the submarine industrial base to support the development of the future SSN-AUKUS fleet, with up to 12 submarines plann...