Question follow-through · 69453

France: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 11 July 2025 on Lancaster 2.0, HCWS812, how regularly the new UK-France Nuclear Steering Board will meet.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
2 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 11 July 2025 on Lancaster 2.0, HCWS812, how regularly the new UK-France Nuclear Steering Board will meet.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The UK France Nuclear Steering Group will be chaired by the Presidency of the Republic on the French side and by the Cabinet Office on the UK side. The steering group will be made up of senior officials from other Ministries and organisations as required....

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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