Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on undersea capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.

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.