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Navy: Military Exercises

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98823

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2025 to Question 95413 on Military Exercises, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of plans to reduce Royal Navy training over the next four years on the delivery of the AUKUS partnership.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence is fully committed to delivering the AUKUS partnership alongside Australia and the United States. This trilateral agreement will provide Australia with conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines and advance cooperation on cutting-edge defence technologies.

The Royal Navy constantly reviews and maintains the right level of high readiness forces to fulfil all of its commitments, including its contribution to AUKUS delivery.

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