Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 112040

China: Nuclear Weapons

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she and Cabinet colleagues have had with their Chinese counterpart on the expansion of China's nuclear weapons.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
We engage in regular dialogue with China on security matters at both official and ministerial levels. These exchanges include discussions on nuclear weapons, conducted bilaterally as well as through the P5 process, which brings together the five nuclear w...

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