Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the proposal by the United States Congress to pursue research into a new ground launched cruise missile; and what is their assessment of the implications of that proposal for the requirements of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Force Treaty.

We welcome the US Government's desire to preserve the Intermediate-range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty and to encourage full compliance by Russia. The Administration's approach is outlined in their 'Integrated INF Strategy', published in December 2017. Proposals by Congress are for the Administration to consider.