Question follow-through · 47284
European Union: Military Alliances
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Security Pact with the European Union on AUKUS.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Security Pact with the European Union on AUKUS.
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government has been clear about our commitment to negotiate an ambitious Security and Defence Partnership with the EU to strengthen European security and reinforce NATO. Talks are ongoing, and no agreements have been reached. I hope the hon. Member wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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