Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 67022
France: Military Alliances
Tabled: 11 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled New Storm Shadow and missile cooperation to boost jobs as UK and France reboot defence relationship, published on 9 July 2025, what the evidential basis i
Answer
Maria EagleThe UK and France deepening nuclear collaboration, as set out in the declaration, is not a response to any specific event. The UK-France declaration does not set out a link between deepening our nuclear collaboration and our continued support for Ukraine.