Ronnie Cowan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ronnie Cowan on 2016-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role he expects the UK to play in discussions at the UN General Assembly on multilateral nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement.

Sir Alan Duncan

The UK plays a full and active role in the UN First Committee on disarmament and international security. We are considering nearly 70 resolutions covering the whole spectrum of First Committee activity working with other States to prevent proliferation and to make progress towards multilateral nuclear disarmament.