Nuclear Weapons
Commons · Question 105099 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is next in the Nuclear Firing Chain after the Prime Minister; and under what circumstances is the Prime Ministerial Directive superseded.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 20 Jan 2026
As the honourable Member should know and in line with the policy under successive governments, the most sensitive operational details of our continuous at sea deterrent are obviously not disclosed publicly.