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1063583

registered interest
date	18/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusions of the New Zealand Yearbook of International Law article entitled Is the UK nuclear deterrence policy lawful? Published in Vol. 11, 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	222573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>I can reassure the House that the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent is fully compliant and compatible with our international legal obligations.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 26/02/2019 15:51:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

994021

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to undertake a review of the location of nuclear missiles on UK soil in response to the decision by the US Administration to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	183333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him during the Urgent Question by the Minister for Asia and the Pacific (Mark Field) on 25 October 2018 (Official Report, column 444).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 31/10/2018 15:43:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 25 October.docx title 20181031 - Nuclear Treaty: US Withdrawal
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

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

834197

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compatibility with the Government's policy on nuclear non-proliferation of the development of new types of nuclear weapon for use in UK defence.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	125834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Any decisions on UK nuclear deterrence policy or capability will be in line with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which remains the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation regime. Given the current threat to international security, and the reality that this will continue for the foreseeable future, our independent nuclear deterrent remains as vital today as ever.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2018 16:33:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

820906

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the strategic relevance of the deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	122324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government remains fully committed to maintaining the UK's minimum, credible, independent nuclear deterrent. We continue to assess developments in the international security environment and remain confident we have the right balance of nuclear capability to deter the most extreme threats to the UK and our allies.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 122364 question first answered 17/01/2018 15:20:32 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

820909

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government’s policy is on the use of nuclear weapons in retaliation to non-nuclear strategic attacks.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	122327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we continue to keep our nuclear posture under constant review in the light of the international security environment and the actions of potential adversaries. We remain deliberately ambiguous about precisely when, how and at what scale we would contemplate use of our nuclear weapons, in order not to simplify the calculations of any potential aggressor and in order to protect our national security.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 122368 question first answered 17/01/2018 15:22:06 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

820946

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the strategic relevance of the deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>This Government remains fully committed to maintaining the UK's minimum, credible, independent nuclear deterrent. We continue to assess developments in the international security environment and remain confident we have the right balance of nuclear capability to deter the most extreme threats to the UK and our allies.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 122324 question first answered 17/01/2018 15:20:32 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

820950

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government’s policy is on the use of nuclear weapons in retaliation to non-nuclear strategic attacks.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	122368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, we continue to keep our nuclear posture under constant review in the light of the international security environment and the actions of potential adversaries. We remain deliberately ambiguous about precisely when, how and at what scale we would contemplate use of our nuclear weapons, in order not to simplify the calculations of any potential aggressor and in order to protect our national security.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson grouped question UIN 122327 question first answered 17/01/2018 15:22:05 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

806546

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of Defence Equipment & Support Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, if he will provide further details of the cost overruns associated with demonstration and manufacture phase projects under the DG Nuclear Command Acquisition and Support Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	119622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The aggregated forecast cost variance of £505.2 million reflects ongoing demonstration and manufacture work associated with the Astute programme.</p><p>Disclosure of further details may prejudice commercial discussions and interests.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/12/2017 16:18:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones