Australia: Nuclear Submarines
(asked on 12th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has held discussions with its Australian counterparts on a new contract for the construction of submarines.
This question was answered on 17th January 2022
As first set out to the House on 16 September 2021 by the Prime Minister, we have now begun the initial 18-month scoping phase for the AUKUS submarine partnership. This is a complex, long term project, and the 18-month programme of work is the first step in the process to identify the optimum way to deliver this new capability to the Royal Australian Navy.