AUKUS

I thank the right hon. and learned Gentleman for welcoming the statement and AUKUS. I will answer...

We must work with but stand up to China. This is about a more co-ordinated, long-term strategy in...

I thank my right hon. Friend very much. The increase that we have seen in our defence spending is...

Let me begin by thanking the Prime Minister for advance sight of the statement and for the briefi...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for what I think was a broad welcome of this AUKUS agreement. It...

My right hon. Friend said yesterday that this partnership has

“the aim of working hand in g...

The United Kingdom remains determined to defend international law, and that is the strong advice ...

I warmly welcome this agreement on nuclear technology co-operation with Australia, but what steps...

The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and we are currently developing partnerships a...

This par is enormously welcome because it makes us safer in an area of the world where there are ...

I pay tribute to our submariners, who have had a particularly difficult time during covid, when t...

As consistent internationalists, Liberal Democrats welcome this enhanced co-operation with our Au...

What I can tell the House is that, as the right hon. Gentleman knows, the carrier strike group is...

I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement. One of the reasons that some of us have op...

I do not want to go into the details of the contracts, but the House will understand that what we...

It is important that we maintain a diplomatic dialogue with China. Without it, solving some of th...

I can tell the hon. Lady that the President-designate of COP, my right hon. Friend the Member for...

I welcome the news of this partnership. Will the Prime Minister look at using it to drive forward...

Yes, and the opportunities are boundless. We are building on firm foundations. It is 50 years sin...

I warmly welcome the deepening of our defence and security relationships with our long-standing f...

Yes, it certainly is. That is why I think the UK can be very proud of the massive commitments tha...

Does the Prime Minister agree that this new partnership with Australia, which builds on the recen...

Yes, I think is the short answer to that superb question. [Laughter.] I really do not think I cou...

I thought you’d already given it to him.

The recognition that cyber-warfare is as much a part of modern conflict as troops on the ground i...

The Five Eyes partnership is also of huge importance. We share intelligence on a very, very free ...

Will the Prime Minister accept the thanks of the House for deepening collaboration with some of o...

Yes. I will indeed be seeing Mohamed bin Zayed very shortly—in fact, just after I leave the House...

indicated assent.

It is. I am sure that that will be on the agenda.

Maintaining and strengthening our alliances is now more important than ever. I welcome today’s an...

It sits within the Five Eyes arrangement. The Five Eyes arrangement obviously comprises Canada an...

In welcoming AUKUS, which is a fantastic opportunity for new jobs and development to come to the ...

Yes. The whole Indo-Pacific tilt, of which this is a part, is a recognition of the fact that the ...

I welcome the statement. China’s assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region can be destabilising, p...

We vindicate international law. One of the reasons we have sent the carrier strike group to that ...

Does the Prime Minister agree that this new partnership is an absolutely golden opportunity for j...

Yes, that is exactly right, and I thank my hon. Friend. The UK leads the world in some of these t...

The human rights atrocities against the Uyghur people in China have yet to abate. They continue w...

I think it is very important that we continue to engage with our Chinese partners, but to engage ...

For 60 years, we have been manufacturing nuclear submarines and we are a world leader. I can conf...

I can certainly assure my hon. Friend that this will be great for jobs across the United Kingdom,...

I have listened very carefully to the Prime Minister’s statement. He mentioned the new well-paid ...

All parts of the United Kingdom, including the great Principality of Wales, will—I have no doubt—...

I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. It is right, in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape...

What this does is allow the three countries that share very close perspectives on human rights, t...

The New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said that Australia’s new nuclear submarine w...

I think most commonsensical people will welcome the arrival of jobs across the whole of the Unite...

The Prime Minister will know the glorious tourism, hospitality and history offered by Hastings an...

Absolutely. Of course, Hastings and Rye was the last place in which this island suffered a revers...

I welcome this development in the light of the strategic challenge posed by an increasingly asser...

This is not zero-sum. I have spoken to the House already about the depth of our co-operation with...

I welcome the agreement, which shows the depth of our relationship with one of our oldest and clo...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. AUKUS is a big, big leap forward in terms of trust—agreeing t...

We welcome co-operation with our allies for mutual security, and we welcome co-ordinated action i...

I think most people in this country would consider that a bit bizarre. We have not only stood up ...

I warmly welcome this alliance. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it shows that we are success...

Yes. I wish to repeat that this makes visible and incarnates the Indo-Pacific tilt that we have b...

Obviously we have an interest in maintaining a peaceful region in the Indo-Pacific, so I welcome ...

Yes, of course, although I remind the House that the carrier strike group is out there expressing...

I note that our friends from New Zealand have already announced that the new submarines will be b...

I should stress to the House that what New Zealand has said is its historic position; it has been...

I am pleased that the Government recognise the importance of protecting and growing sovereign and...

Yes, we will continue to pursue that type of partnership with every other country where we think ...

I am pleased to hear the Prime Minister’s commitment to Welsh workers and that they will be eligi...

There will be jobs and growth across the whole of the UK as a result of this partnership, but abo...

I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. He will know that Northern Ireland plays an integra...

Of course Northern Ireland will play its part, not least in the shipbuilding strategy that will f...