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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the expansion of AUKUS to include Canada.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 31 of the National Quantum Strategy published on 15 March 2023, what progress her Department has made on engaging with other leading quantum nations to exchange k...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership, HCWS89, how much his Department has spent on increasing its cyber capabilities since the announcement o...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on electronic warfare capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on (a) hypersonic and (b) counter-hypersonic capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on undersea capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on quantum technologies in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 entitled Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership, HCWS89, what opportunities will there be for UK industry to engage with the scaling-up of maritime capa...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on cyber capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on increasing (a) innovation and (b) information sharing within the AUKUS programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full- and (b) part-time officials are working on AUKUS pillar two.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on artificial intelligence capabilities in the AUKUS partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 on AUKUS Defence Partnership Update, HCWS89, what steps his Department is taking to scale up cooperation on maritime capabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 on AUKUS Defence Partnership Update, HCWS89, how many Australian sailors have completed their training in the UK as of 11 January 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Statement of 4 December 2023 on AUKUS Defence Partnership Update, HCWS89, how many more Australian sailors will be trained in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which major projects in his Departments do not have a full time senior responsible officer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what combat system will be used on the SSN-AUKUS submarines that will enter service with the Royal Navy.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 3 July (HL Deb col 987), what estimate they have made of the planned UK expenditure consequent on the AUKUS agreement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to provide infrastructure to help ensure that businesses can participate in (a) investment, (b) joint ventures and (c) projects under the AUKUS framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) collaborative projects and (b) joint ventures with (i) Australian and (ii) US defence companies on the (A) defence sector and (B) economy.