MEPs from the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru will unveil a poster highlighting their opposition to replacing the UK's Trident nuclear weapons programme. They will be available for interview and questions afterwards.

This coincides with a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. On the same day, MPs at Westminster will be voting on replacing the UK's Trident nuclear weapons programme, and a major public protest is anticipated in London.

Jill Evans (Plaid Cymru MEP and Chair of CND Cymru, who was arrested in a protest recently at the Faslane Trident Submarine base) said:

"As thousands protest in London, we are here to reaffirm our commitment to nuclear disarmament and our opposition to these illegal and immoral weapons of mass destruction. Nuclear weapons make the world a more dangerous place. They will not protect us from global warming or terrorist attacks."

Ian Hudghton (SNP) said:

"In Scotland alone, scrapping Trident would free up substantial funding to invest in public services. It makes no sense to waste this money on these weapons of mass destruction."

Note - Capital costs alone put the cost to the taxpayer of replacing Trident at 25 billion pounds, whilst running costs could see this figure rise to more than seventy five billion pounds.