Military Alliances: Australia and USA

(asked on 30th November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint someone to report directly to the National Security Advisor (1) on military co-operation with Australia and America, and (2) to help Australia develop SSN submarines.


Answered by
Lord True Portrait
Lord True
Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
This question was answered on 9th December 2021

The National Security Adviser has appointed Whitehall leads to report to him directly on the UK’s collaboration with the US and Australia on AUKUS. The Ministry of Defence reports regularly to the National Security Adviser on the programme of work, conducted alongside US and Australian colleagues, to identify the optimum way to deliver new submarine capability to the Royal Australian Navy.

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