Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 24 January 2024Answered: 30 January 2024
Answering Minister
the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry (Maria Eagle)
We recognise the serious risks posed by the use of nuclear weapons. It was a Labour Prime Minister who signed the non-proliferation treaty in 1968. The UK remains fully committed to the multilateral non-proliferation aim of a world without nuclear weapons. We also have a triple lock commitment on our nuclear deterrent, which is a vital part of UK defence and deterrence.