Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 105099
Nuclear Weapons
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is next in the Nuclear Firing Chain after the Prime Minister; and under what circumstances is the Prime Ministerial Directive superseded.
Answer
Dan JarvisAs the honourable Member should know and in line with the policy under successive governments, the most sensitive operational details of our continuous at sea deterrent are obviously not disclosed publicly.