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347731

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government has made on developing the next National Security Strategy; and when he expects that Strategy to be completed.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Work has now begun on the 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review. We expect the Review to report towards the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 04/06/2015 07:20:53 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

390925

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will assess the vulnerability of the UK to economic and financial warfare when developing the National Security Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	7870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 National Security Strategy, informed by the National Security Risk Assessment, is considering a wide range of risks including those to our economic and financial security.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 21/07/2015 17:18:13 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

830190

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the remit of the new National Security Communications Unit will be; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	124851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review (NSCR) identifies areas where we can do further cross-government work, including as one example on our strategic communications. The NSCR will set out further details when published.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 124854 124855 124856 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:29:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 37684 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

830193

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new National Security Communications Unit will be based in the (a) Government Communications Service, (b) National Security Secretariat or (c) elsewhere.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	124854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review (NSCR) identifies areas where we can do further cross-government work, including as one example on our strategic communications. The NSCR will set out further details when published.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 124851 124855 124856 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:29:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 37682 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

830194

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff and at what grades will be employed by the new National Security Communications Unit.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	124855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review (NSCR) identifies areas where we can do further cross-government work, including as one example on our strategic communications. The NSCR will set out further details when published.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 124851 124854 124856 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:29:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 37683 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

830195

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what resources he has allocated to the new National Security Communications Unit.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	124856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review (NSCR) identifies areas where we can do further cross-government work, including as one example on our strategic communications. The NSCR will set out further details when published.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 124851 124854 124855 question first answered 16/03/2018 14:29:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 37681 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

843535

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure the National Security Capability Review prioritises the capability of the UK's defence; and if he will a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	127876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Council (NSC) has agreed the high-level findings of the National Security Capability Review (NSCR). Ministers have agreed that we should finalise the NSCR with a view to publishing a report in late spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The NSCR considered threats and opportunities facing the UK. It integrates domestic, international and online security to tackle the increasingly interrelated and complex threats we face. It identified how we can use our national security capabilities more effectively and efficiently to achieve our three national security objectives: Protect our people; Project our global influence; and Promote our prosperity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The conclusions of the NSCR will be published in late spring. Defence played its full part in the review. As a result of high-level findings from the NSCR, the NSC commissioned a programme of work to modernise defence building on the National Security Strategy and the SDSR15. The aim of the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) is to make sure that defence is sustainable and affordable and is configured to address the threats we face. The MDP will report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Defence Secretary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:59:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1038104

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the UK to counter non-military attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	908527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government rigorously assesses the capacity of the UK to counter non-military attacks through the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) process. In light of the ever-changing national security environment and in support of the SDSR 2015, the National Security Council (NSC) commissioned a focused National Security Capability Review (NSCR), published in March 2018. This set out how we could develop, deliver and deploy our considerable national security capabilities to maximum collective effect to address the increasing and diversifying threats to our national security, including from non-military attacks.</p><p> </p><p>The NSCR also introduced the Fusion Doctrine, which seeks to use our full range of security, economic and influence capabilities to maximum effect in pursuit of our national security goals.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/01/2019 14:25:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1092674

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation two of the Government’s Capability Review of the Cross Government Funds, published on 28 March 2018, what progress his Department has made on making public the versions of national security strategies for priority countries.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	235239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>In the National Security Capability Review the Government introduced the Fusion Doctrine, in order to strengthen HMG’s collective approach to national security. It introduced a new system of senior officials as Senior Responsible Owners, each responsible for developing strategies to deliver NSC priorities via cross-departmental National Security Strategy Implementation Groups (NSSIG).</p><p>The Joint Funds Unit and the National Security Secretariat are currently working with teams to develop a suitable approach to the publication of the strategies that underpin NSC priorities and clearly link how cross-Government funds are used to support NSC priorities. At the next National Security Council Sub-Committee for the Joint Funds (the Prosperity Fund and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund) Ministers will agree the approach, and departments will work together on creating these documents for publication.</p><p>For transparency purposes, programme documents are published annually, for the CSSF, which outline the national security objectives that each programme work towards.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/03/2019 10:52:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

829853

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons he has established a dedicated national security communications unit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	124620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review (NSCR) identifies areas where we can do further cross-government work, including as one example on our strategic communications. The NSCR will set out further details when published.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 124621 124622 question first answered 27/02/2018 11:06:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran