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AWE: Conflict of Interests

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 23 February 2026UIN 112479

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to identify and manage conflicts of interest involving members of the board of AWE.

Answered by Luke Pollard

AWE operates within an assured framework of corporate governance arrangements to ensure that the company conducts its business ethically, transparently and in the public interest.

As part of these arrangements, all AWE Board members are vetted for potential professional conflicts of interest and are subject to the highest levels of security vetting. A register of interests is updated at each AWE Board meeting to ensure that no Board member facing a conflict of interest participates in related discussions or decision making.

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