Committees

AUKUS

Inquiry

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 will consider how AUKUS is progressing against existing milestones and what challenges may need to be addressed to give it the greatest chance of success. It will consider how changes in the geopolitical situation since 2021 may impact the programme, and whether governance and accountability mechanisms across Whitehall are adequate. The full terms of reference can be found in the call for evidence.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 30 May 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 2 December 2025
3:00pm Public
AUKUS - Oral evidence 2 December 2025
3:00pm
  • Luke Pollard MP (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry at Ministry of Defence)
  • Air Marshal Tim Jones (Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Force Development) at Ministry of Defence)
  • Vice Admiral Sir Chris Gardner KBE (Chief Executive Officer at Submarine Delivery Agency)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 26 November 2025
10:15am Public
AUKUS - Oral evidence 26 November 2025
10:15am
  • The Rt Hon The Lord Case (Chair at Team Barrow)
  • Peter Anstiss (CEO at Team Barrow)
  • Nona Buckley-Irvine (Head of Team Barrow at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  • Angela Jones (Director of Thriving Places at Westmorland and Furness Council)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 19 November 2025
10:00am Public
AUKUS - Oral evidence 19 November 2025
10:00am
  • Sir Stephen Lovegrove - Prime Minister's Special Representative on AUKUS
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21 October 2025
10:30am Public
AUKUS - Oral evidence 21 October 2025
10:30am
  • Steve Timms (Managing Director at BAE Systems Submarines)
  • Steve Carlier (President at Rolls Royce Submarines Limited)
  • Harry Holt (Chief Executive Nuclear at Babcock International Group)
11:30am
  • Samira Braund (Defence Director at ADS Group)
  • Andrew Kinniburgh (Director-General at Make UK Defence)
  • Matthew Evans (Chief Operating Officer and Director of Markets at techUK)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster

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