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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Commons · Question 22938 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in seeking to renew the arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation regime, centred on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, as

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Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Sep 2026

The Government believes the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons is best achieved through a multilateral, step-by-step approach under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Strategic Defence Review made clear that t...