Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK is taking to build greater relations with AUKUS partners.

Strong ties bind the UK, the US and Australia. AUKUS is an opportunity to deepen these relationships even further. UK Ministers regularly discuss AUKUS with trilateral counterparts. In September, the Foreign Secretary discussed AUKUS with Australian Foreign Minister Wong at the UN General Assembly. In November, the Prime Minister discussed AUKUS with President Biden and Prime Minister Albanese at the G20 Summit. Also In November, the Minister for the Indo-Pacific visited Australia to focus on joint efforts to promote regional peace and security and had conversations on AUKUS with Foreign Minister Wong and Deputy Prime Minister Marles.