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Kirsten Oswald Excerpts

Monday 20th September 2021 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin)]

I am pleased to be able to confirm to my right hon. Friend that the High Barnet Army reserve centre has a continuing defence use and there are currently no plans for its sale.

[Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)]

T3. Academics at the London School of Economics have concluded that the UK Government’s plan to lift the current cap on Trident nuclear weapons based on the Clyde from 180 to 260 are inconsistent with their obligations under the non-proliferation treaty. Specifically, the 40% increase constitutes a breach of article 6 of the treaty. May I therefore ask the Secretary of State: is international law of no concern to this Government?

[Mr Wallace]

No, I think I would just say that I have it on better authority than those academics that we have not.