Written questions

China: Nuclear Weapons

Commons · Question 28790 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the nuclear weapon capabilities of the People’s Republic of China in (a) 2015 and (b) 2025.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 10 Feb 2025

This Government takes a consistent, long-term, and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. Upholding national security and keeping the public safe is the first duty of this government. This underpin...