Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 2938

Tabled: 19 May 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the AUKUS Pillar 1 plan announced in 2023, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Royal Navy to facilitate an ongoing rotational presence of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered subm