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Nuclear Weapons

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105099

The question

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in the Nuclear Firing Chain after the Prime Minister; and under what circumstances is the Prime Ministerial Directive superseded.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

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.

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