Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Iran's nuclear capabilities; and what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on those capabilities.

Iran's nuclear programme has never been more advanced than it is today. Iran's nuclear escalation is threatening international peace and security and undermining the global non-proliferation system.

We remain determined that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon. Iran's actions over the past months have made progress towards a diplomatic solution much more difficult. We are considering next steps, in discussion with our European and international partners.