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802261

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans a public consultation on the defence aspects of the National Security and Capability review.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	117948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review is a cross-Government exercise being led by the National Security Adviser. Whether, when, or to what extent this work is made public will be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 18/12/2017 15:45:22 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

834853

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether Russian companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and supplying raw materials such as aluminium to Russia represent a threat to the UK's national interests and security; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	uin	126275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has conducted no such assessment, and I cannot comment on assessments performed by the security services.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/02/2018 14:10:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

91930

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Ministerial Working Group announced in the White Paper National Security Through Technology, Cmd 8278.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
	uin	209329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Defence and procurement issues have been considered by relevant Government Departments, rather than formerly through the Ministerial Working Group. The Group remains available, if needed, to consider cross-Government aspects of the new approach.</p><p> </p><p>A Defence and Security Export Ministerial Working Group has been established under the chairmanship of the Secretary of State for Defence to co-ordinate Defence Export issues across Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/10/2014 13:34:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff

921348

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the National Security Adviser on the current and future intensity of the threat environment.
	tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
	tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
	uin	905756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>As the House is aware, the Ministry of Defence is currently conducting the Modernising Defence Programme.</p><p>I meet the National Security Adviser on a regular basis to discuss key issues including Russia’s increasingly destabilising behaviour, conflict and tension in Syria and the wider Middle East, the spread of violent extremism and organised crime in ungoverned spaces, and the situation on the Korean peninsula.</p><p>The Modernising Defence Programme will take all of this into account as we determine what capabilities and policies we need to meet the threats we face.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 11/06/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

1047588

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risks to UK security and counter-terrorism operations regarding uncertainty over shared data and intelligence with the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL13081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question, or publish information related to operational processes, procedures and assessments due to the risk of releasing information which could be exploited to the detriment of national security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/02/2019 15:35:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1109245

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to counter activity from hostile states in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	240015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>We are living in a period where the UK and our international partners face sustained hostile activity from certain states, and the Government takes this threat to the country very seriously.</p><p><br>The Home Office has taken a number of steps to counter hostile state activity. For example, the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act, which gained Royal Assent on 12 February 2019, provides a new power to stop, question, search and detain an individual at a port or border area to determine whether they are, or have been, involved in hostile state activity.</p><p><br>In addition, the Home Office is currently leading a review of existing Coun-ter-Hostile State Activity legislation in the UK, to establish whether further legislation is required to strengthen our response to all forms of hostile state activity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/04/2019 12:49:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

385066

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the current threat level in the UK; and if she will make a statement on how, and over what period, she intends to reduce that threat level.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	3802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The threat to the UK from international terrorism is SEVERE, reflecting developments in Syria and Iraq. We are taking action against ISIL overseas. Almost 800 UK personnel are directly contributing to the anti-ISIL coalition, including through training for security forces, air support and work to restrict ISIL’s funding and networks. The Prime Minister recently announced an additional 125 troops to join those already training Iraqi Security Forces. The UK has also provided £800 million to the humanitarian relief effort in Syria. We are also tackling the threat at home, including through £130m of additional Counter Terrorism funding announced in November to tackle the threat from Syria and Iraq. During the last financial year, over three hundred people were detained on suspicion of terrorism offences. The police are securing the removal from the internet of around 1,000 pieces of unlawful terrorist-related content every week.</p><p>The Counter Terrorism and Security Act came into force earlier this year and included new powers to disrupt the ability of people to travel abroad to engage in terrorism-related activity and to control their return to the UK. We will also introduce an Investigatory Powers bill which will ensure that our legislation governing this work is modern and fit for purpose. We are continuing to work to stop people being drawn into terrorism through our Prevent work. This includes building partnerships with communities, as well as working with local authorities, schools and prisons, all of whom are now subject to a statutory duty requiring them to have regard to preventing people being drawn into terrorism.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/06/2015 15:51:07 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

530700

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on national security.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	41542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Cooperation with our European partners has not ceased since the result of the referendum was announced. UK authorities continue to cooperate with their counterparts in other EU Member States bilaterally, including by using the Schengen Information System (SIS II), Europol, Eurojust, the European Arrest Warrant and other measures.</p><p>These tools, developed under the EU’s legislative framework, enable practical cooperation and information sharing, which is of value. However, much of our cooperation on counter-terrorism and national security matters sits outside of EU structures, including the Five Eyes, the closest international intelligence-sharing arrangement in the world, and the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG), a cooperation forum between the security services of EU Member States plus Norway and Switzerland, which sits outside EU law.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 41545 question first answered 13/07/2016 13:35:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

536703

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the consequences are for the security situation in the UK of the attack in Nice on 14 July 2016; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	42879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the Home Secretary’s statement which she delivered to Parliament on 18 July. The statement can be found here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-07-18/debates/16071818000002/TerroristAttackNice</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/07/2016 11:36:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757491

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency planning has been conducted by her Department on matters of national security in the event that no deal is reached on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>A future partnership between the UK and EU on security and law enforcement issues is in the interests of both sides and we approach negotiations anticipating success. We do not want or expect a no deal outcome. However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes. That is exactly what we are doing across the whole of Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office leads on EU Exit planning across a number of justice and home affairs areas, including Immigration and Security and Law Enforcement cooperation. Home Office EU Exit contingency planning is well underway, and this will continue as an ongoing process until the EU Exit negotiations are complete.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to national security, Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union sets out that national security remains the sole responsibility of Member States rather than the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/09/2017 15:20:55 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake