Written question asked by Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 19 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 March 2018 (named day). It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 March 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Conference on Disarmament

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK was represented at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018; and what discussions were held at that meeting.

Answer: The UK was represented by our Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018. This is one among a number of steps the UK has taken to facilitate the early start of negotiations, without preconditions, on a FMCT in the Conference on Disarmament. The consultative meeting ensured that all UN General Assembly member states and civil society had the opportunity to input their views on elements of a future FMCT.

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