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Weapons of Mass Destruction: Proliferation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent proliferation of (a) nuclear and (b) biological weapons.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 8 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 10 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent proliferation of (a) nuclear and (b) biological weapons.
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK remains committed to supporting and implementing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a vital pillar of the international peace and security architecture. The NPT has created the non-proliferation framework that has both limited the spread o...

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