AUKUS: Nuclear Submarines

(asked on 13th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when does he plan to conduct the first steel cutting for the SSN-AUKUS programme.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 21st October 2026

As I am certain the hon. Gentleman will have read in the Defence Investment Plan, page 23 set out that we plan to cut steel in 2027.

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