Nuclear Disarmament

(asked on 16th December 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what multilateral disarmament measures the UK has negotiated through the UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 11th January 2021

The Government remains committed to disarmament, and regularly engages in constructive discussions with international counterparts, the most recent being a Wilton Park workshop on 16-18 December. The UK participates in the US's Creating the Environment for Nuclear Disarmament (CEND) Initiative, and supports Sweden's Stepping Stones initiative. The UK plays a leading international role in nuclear disarmament verification, and continues our verification research through a well-established Atomic Weapons Establishment programme. The Government hosted a P5 Conference in London on 12-13 February 2020, which allowed the five Nuclear Weapon States to deepen our engagement on nuclear issues, including disarmament. The UK continues to advocate for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the negotiation of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament, which we view as key steps to achieving a world without nuclear weapons.

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