Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the implications for the UK of the recently published United States national security strategy.

The Government shares many of the priorities outlined in the US National Security Strategy published on 18 December 2017, including addressing the challenges posed by North Korea, reducing violent extremism and defeating the remnants of Da'esh, tackling cyber attacks and organised crime, and strengthening the rules-based international system. We welcome the Strategy's restatement of the US commitment to NATO, including Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty, and its recognition that working with Allies such as the UK contributes to collective security. The US and UK are very close allies and partners, with a uniquely broad and deep security relationship, and we will continue to work together on issues vital to the UK's security and prosperity.