Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that any international agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

We are at the end of talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). Our objective remains to ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. There is a fair and comprehensive deal on the table which would reverse Iran's nuclear escalation and return Iran's nuclear programme to strict JCPoA limits. The JCPoA would also restore extensive monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency and prohibit activities relevant to nuclear weapons development. A rapid conclusion to the deal is essential for international security.