How to prevent table cell from shrinking when there is no data available in that particular cell using CSS

Here, I have used Add rule (X) which will fetch data from Form and add that particular data in Generate Report for example: if user selected the "yes" it will check the box as "X" but in Generate Report the unselected option check box is shrinking/collapse to small in size I have two questions, (i) Is there any direct relation applying the format to effect the table cell in css (ii) How can I prevent table cell from shrinking if there is no data available in that cell/table

1. Below is my code which I used in chrome inspect

           <span style="font-size: 12px;">
                                                                                                                                                                                
            <strong>8. HAS PATIENT HAD SAME OR SIMILAR CONDITION?</strong>
                                                                                                                                                                            
               </span>
                                                                                                                                                                            
             <table style="
                   table-layout: fixed;">
                                                                                                                                                                                
                <tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                    <tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                     <td style="width: 8%;text-align: right;">
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                         <strong>YES</strong>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                         </span>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                           </td>
   2. Here, I have inserted one new table inside of main table
                                                                                                                                                                                        
           <td style="width: 15%;text-align: center;">
                                                                                                                                                                                            
           <table style="width: 28%;margin-left: 32%;table-layout:fixed;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                
           <tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
            <tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
            <td style="width: 100.0000%;height: auto;border: 1px solid black;white-space: 
                  nowrap;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
               <span class="fr-deletable saved  rulenode " contenteditable="false" nt-report- 
                rule-id="d3360a92-d0b6-4c6a-8abc-15d455d92571">X</span>
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
               </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                   </tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                     </tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                        </table>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                            </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                           <td style="width: 8%;text-align: right;">
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                          <strong>NO</strong>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                        </span>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                               </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                     <td style="width: 14.9607%; text-align: center;">
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                 <table style="width: 28%;margin-left:32%;table-layout: fixed;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                 <tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                <tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                 <td style="width: 100.0000%;border: 1px solid black;min-width: 28%;min-height: 
                      14%;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                 <span class="fr-deletable saved  rulenode " contenteditable="false" nt-report- 
                  rule-id="39e61622-3bb3-41b1-934e-170849c90167">X</span>
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                  </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       </tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                         </tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                           </table>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                       </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                   <td style="width: 53.9369%;">
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font- 
                                   size: 12px;">
                                                                                                                                                                                                
                             <strong>IF YES, STATE WHEN AND DESCRIBE:&nbsp;</strong>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                  </span>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                  <span style="font-size: 12px;"></span>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                    <span style="font-size: 10px;"></span>
                                                                                                                                                                                            
                  <span class="fr-deletable saved  datanode " contenteditable="false" nt-report- 
                  data-id="f3d62102-6d23-480d-a21b-501692629f4c">describe</span>
                                                                                                                                                                                        
               </td>
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                </tr>
                                                                                                                                                                                
                </tbody>
                                                                                                                                                                            
                 </table>