All-Party Parliamentary Group on AUKUS • Council on Geostrategy

The AUKUS APPG was launched in July 2023.

It bring together MPs and Peers to raise awareness and understanding of the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) security pact including:

Opportunities and risks flowing from the programme;
Leveraging AUKUS for regional and national economic growth;
Why the programme matters to the UK.

Introduction from Michelle Scrogham

As the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness, I am incredibly proud to serve as the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for AUKUS. This cross-party group was established in 2023 to champion the historic security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States that sits at the heart of our national security and our local economy.

For each nation involved, AUKUS represents a generational industrial opportunity, particularly in defence manufacturing, high-value engineering, and the digital technology sector. From Barrow-in-Furness to Bristol, and from Glasgow to the Midlands, companies are already seeing increased demand, investment, and recruitment as a direct result of the programme.

These are not abstract gains. They translate into well-paid, skilled jobs – many of them long-term and highly specialised – in communities across the country. As work ramps up on SSN-AUKUS and its associated supply chains, the UK’s defence industrial base is being revitalised in a way that delivers both national security and inclusive economic growth.

The importance of AUKUS has never been clearer. We are living through a period of profound geopolitical upheaval, where the international rules-based order is being tested by increasingly assertive actors: AUKUS is a definitive response to this volatility.

The APPG for AUKUS is committed to ensuring that every MP understands the role their own constituency plays in AUKUS. I encourage all MPs to reach out to myself and the APPG to learn more about the specific impact of this partnership within their own borders, and join us at future events.

–Michelle Scrogham MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AUKUS