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1712685

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any other countries are being considered as potential partners for Pillar II of the AUKUS agreement.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	23030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>AUKUS partners have announced we are ready to begin consultations in 2024 with prospective collaborators regarding areas where they can contribute to, and benefit from, Pillar Two work.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/04/2024 12:03:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1712813

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any countries other than Japan have expressed an interest in joining the AUKUS partnership.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with our allies and partners across the full breadth of our defence and security relationships, including discussion of AUKUS Pillar Two. AUKUS partners will begin consultations this year with prospective collaborators, including Japan, to explore areas where they potentially could contribute to, and benefit from, individual Pillar Two projects. Pillar One, to deliver conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) to Australia, is not open to other countries.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 30/04/2024 12:04:49 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1702132

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Since its announcement at the AUKUS Defence Ministers meeting in December 2023, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have consulted on the AUKUS Advanced Capabilities Industry Forum TORs, developing them in partnership with trade associations from all three nations. The MOD hosted the first forum trilaterally in Washington DC on 9 April 2024. Two further forums are planned for 2024, in the UK and Australia respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/04/2024 12:31:08 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1701393

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of (a) the SSN-AUKUS programme, (b) supporting the in-service (i) submarine and (ii) SSN fleet, (c) maintenance programmes on SSN submarines and (d) HM Naval Base Clyde in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	21964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The SSN-AUKUS programme is currently in its design phase. A cost estimate will be substantiated once Class size requirements have been agreed and the programme enters its next phase, ready for manufacture.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that in financial year (FY) 2022-23, the cost of in-service support and maintenance programmes for submarines was £594 million. Due to commercial sensitivities and consolidated management information, it is not possible to break out the cost of maintenance programmes from the cost of total in service support.</p><p> </p><p>In FY 2022-23, the cost of His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde was £278 million, including all infrastructure costs.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/04/2024 15:43:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1682409

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership, HCWS89, how much his Department has spent on increasing its cyber capabilities since the announcement of the programme.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has made a significant investment in offensive cyber capabilities, providing a £114 million increase in the National Offensive Cyber Programme as part of the £2.6 billion investment in cyber and legacy IT at the 2021 Spending Review. Within AUKUS, the three Governments are collaborating with industry partners to deploy advanced tooling which will uplift the cyber security of our supply chains, while also giving us greater insight into the threats to AUKUS. As the cyber budget is delivered through integrated programmes across multiple defence and intelligence agencies, it is not possible to disclose individual Departmental spending.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/01/2024 15:46:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681795

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership, HCWS89, what opportunities will there be for UK industry to engage with the scaling-up of maritime capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>AUKUS partners engage closely with UK industry to keep them informed on all opportunities within the partnership. Our three governments will bolster our efforts here using the AUKUS Industry Forum announced at the December AUKUS Defence Ministerial meeting, including to inform policy, technical, and commercial frameworks to facilitate further the development and delivery of advanced capabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/01/2024 17:49:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681796

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on cyber capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>AUKUS partners are making good progress on advanced cyber, engaging with critical suppliers and industry partners to uplift the security of our supply chains. At the recent AUKUS Defence Ministerial Meeting in December 2023, partners agreed to work closely to further strengthen our cyber capabilities in order to protect critical communication and operations systems.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2024 17:41:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681797

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on artificial intelligence capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>AUKUS partners continue to progress AI and autonomy, focusing efforts on Resilient and Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Technologies (RAAIT) to deliver artificial algorithms and machine learning to enhance force protection, precision targeting, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. In April 2023, the UK hosted a successful first demonstration of Australian, UK and US AI-enabled assets in a collaborative swarm to detect and track military targets in a representative environment in real time, with a further demonstration in South Australia in October 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/01/2024 17:27:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681798

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on quantum technologies in the AUKUS partnership.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>At the recent AUKUS Defence Ministerial Meeting in December 2023, AUKUS partners agreed to accelerate the development of quantum technologies for positioning, navigation, and timing in military capabilities. These capabilities will enhance our force resilience in GPS-degraded environments and enhance stealth in the undersea domain.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/01/2024 17:50:20 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1681799

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on undersea capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	9329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>We are making good progress on developing undersea capabilities, particularly, on autonomous underwater vehicles, including the integration of our ability to launch and recover undersea vehicles from submarine torpedo tubes. This will enhance our strike and surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, increasing the range and effectiveness of our undersea forces. Over the next year, AUKUS partners will continue to conduct trials and pursue increased interoperability of undersea systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/01/2024 17:51:09 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle