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AUKUS

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4918

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on removing barriers to workforce mobility across AUKUS partners via mutual recognition of security clearances for AUKUS-related work.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The UK remains fully committed to “full steam ahead” on AUKUS, injecting pace, focus and significant investment to drive delivery, alongside the US and Australia. AUKUS continues to support growth, deliver workforce and skills development and reinvigorate defence industrial bases across the UK, US and Australia. The House of Commons Defence Committee report on AUKUS sets out a recommendation to enable mutual recognition of security clearances for AUKUS-related work. The Government will publish a full response to the Committee report in due course.

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