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872367

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131668, on Nuclear Weapons, when (a) Ministers and (b) seniors officials last raised nuclear and missile issues with members of the Russian Government; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	134281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>​The Government has had a number of exchanges with Russia on nuclear and missile issues over recent months. For instance, senior officials from the UK, US, Russia, China and France – the P5 – met in October 2017 as part of a continuing dialogue on strategic stability and nuclear doctrines.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/04/2018 10:39:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

857767

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his Russian counterpart on that country’s development of new nuclear weapons; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	131668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p><em>Ministers and senior officials have raised nuclear and missile issues with members of the Russian government on a number of occasions. </em><em>We regret </em><em>President Putin's</em><em> decision to develop </em><em>these</em><em> n</em><em>ew</em><em> systems rather than working towards strategic stability</em><em>. We remain completely confident in NATO's ability to deter nuclear and missile threats from Russia. </em></p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2018 17:18:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

789060

registered interest
date	14/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made any representations to the recent International Symposium on Nuclear Weapons at the Vatican.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	112919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK was represented by our Embassy to the Holy See at the recent International Symposium on “Prospects for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament” at the Vatican. As a responsible nuclear weapons state, we are committed to the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons, and will continue to work with our international partners to tackle proliferation and to make progress on nuclear disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/11/2017 15:44:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

517454

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) other NATO member states and (b) Russia on bilateral reductions in stockpiles of non-strategic nuclear weapons; and whether such reductions were discussed at the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	36429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Reductions in US and Russian nuclear forces have been negotiated directly between those two countries. Officials regularly discuss the implementation of those agreements, including the Intermediate Nuclear Forces agreement, with the US and other NATO partners. Nuclear weapons were not discussed at the meeting of the NATO/Russia Council held on 20 April 2016, which mainly focussed on the situation in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2016 16:01:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

517455

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of (a) full ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty and (b) the commencement of negotiations on the proposed Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	36427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review restated that the Government sees entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and successful negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty as key steps towards multilateral disarmament. While we cannot predict when other States will take the decisions necessary to achieve these goals, we continue to pursue both objectives, which were strongly supported in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ declaration at their meeting in Hiroshima.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2016 15:58:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

517457

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to facilitate the start of negotiations on the proposed Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	36426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK continues to push for the early start of negotiations, without preconditions, on a Fissile Material Cut off Treaty (FMCT) in the Conference on Disarmament (CD). In order to help unblock the current impasse, earlier this year we submitted a draft proposal to establish a formal working group and an associated programme of work for the duration of the CD’s 2016 session, which includes provision for FMCT issues to be included.</p><p>We also supported the resolution at last year's UN General Assembly First Committee on issues surrounding an FMCT and we continue to work with partners in the CD to press Pakistan to start negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2016 15:57:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

443681

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what conditions the Government considers need to be met for the UK to divest itself of nuclear weapons through international negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	21803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has a strong record on nuclear disarmament. As The Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Mr Fallon) set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 20 January 2015 (Official Report, column 4WS) the Government has met its commitment to implement the changes announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 to reduce the number of operationally available warheads from fewer than 160 to no more than 120.</p><p>As set out in the recent 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we consider that our nuclear deterrent is the ultimate means to deter the most extreme threats. The UK will retain a credible, continuous and effective minimum nuclear deterrent for as long as the global security situation makes it necessary.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/01/2016 15:29:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

431939

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.79 of the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what steps the Government has taken since 2010 to achieve the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons; and what initiatives the Government has taken to date to work with the UK's international partners to tackle proliferation and to make progress on multilateral nuclear disarmament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	17553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK National Report submitted in February in advance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference set out steps we have taken to support the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. This includes support to the international monitoring system designed to detect nuclear tests, efforts to build trust and confidence with other Nuclear Weapon States through the P5 process, and initiatives with Norway and the US on how to verify disarmament of nuclear weapons. We have also met our commitment to reduce the number of operationally available warheads to no more than 120. We have worked to strengthen the international non-proliferation regime, most notably through our role in securing an agreement involving strict limits and inspections on Iran's nuclear programme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/12/2015 14:25:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

177511

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the date and agenda are of the meeting in London on nuclear weapons of the Permanent Five Security Council members to be hosted by the Government; and if he will publish on his Department's website a list of all attendees at and the minutes of the meeting.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	223040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The London P5 Conference took place at Lancaster House, 4-5 February, and covered a wide range of issues relevant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, encompassing disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Conference included outreach with a number of non-nuclear weapon states – Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates – as well as civil society. P5 delegates also visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment; this was part of our efforts to enhance transparency, but appropriate measures were put in place to ensure that our national security interests were protected.</p><p>The P5 Heads of Delegation were as follows:</p><p>- China: Wang Qun, Director General, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament<br />- France: Hélène Duchêne, Director for Strategic Affairs<br />- Russia: Grigory Berdennikov, Ambassador-at-Large<br />- UK: Peter Jones, Director for Defence and International Security<br />- United States: Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security</p><p>The P5 issued a statement on conclusion of the Conference, which is available here: <del class="ministerial">[link to be inserted once live].</del> <ins class="ministerial">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-nuclear-weapon-states-at-the-london-p5-conference.</ins> This captures the key outcomes of the meeting.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/02/2015 16:12:19 question first ministerially corrected 26/03/2015 10:21:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 43546 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

174007

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the P5 nuclear weapon states will next meet in London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	220923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK will host the sixth Conference of P5 Nuclear Weapon States in London on 4-5 February; I will update the House after the meeting.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:12:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock