Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in confirming the intended numbers of Ship Submersible Nuclear attack submarines, including the next-generation attack submarines under the AUKUS partnership in order to provide the necessary assumptions for the required build capacity and tempo.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 13 July 2026 to Question 15535.