Luke Pollard, Minister of State for Defence Readiness to be questioned by Defence Committee
Luke Pollard, the Minister of State for Defence Readiness and Industry will appear alongside Sir Chris Gardner and Air Marshal Tim Jones as the Defence Committee concludes its AUKUS inquiry on Tuesday 2 December.
MPs are likely to question the witnesses on how geopolitical changes have impacted AUKUS and examine the effectiveness of the oversight and governance of the programme.
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
AUKUS
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry at Ministry of Defence
Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Force Development) at Ministry of Defence
Chief Executive Officer at Submarine Delivery Agency
MPs could explore how communications around AUKUS feed into the wider national conversation on defence and security and examine if the UK has the right skills, equipment and sufficient funding to deliver the separate pillars of the programme.
MPs may also question the Minister on the recently reported continuation of issues with Ajax vehicles.