Written questions

Israel: Nuclear Weapons

Commons · Question 60809 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 4 Aug 2025

Question

Asked by Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether Israel is in possession of nuclear weapons.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 4 Aug 2025

Israel has never declared a nuclear weapons programme. The UK Government continues to encourage Israel to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as a non nuclear-weapon State. We regularly monitor all global nuclear developments...