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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

904248

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to incorporate the Chilcot Checklist into the Cabinet Manual.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL7826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Chilcot Checklist is a guide to aid decision-making during planning and implementation, developed by Partners Across Government. It aligns with both military values and the Civil Service Code.</p><p> </p><p>We will undertake an update of the Cabinet Manual once the UK has left the EU, and will determine at that time what revisions are necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/05/2018 15:04:39 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

901455

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made progress in securing a Brexit deal on security.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>We have continued to build on the progress we made at March European Council, by jointly publishing the topics for discussion on the future framework. This incorporates both the economic and security partnerships outlined by the Prime Minister.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is clear that we must do whatever is most practical and pragmatic to provide security for our citizens. We therefore intend to develop a new security partnership with the EU that builds on the breadth and depth of our shared interests and values, and thus goes beyond any existing third country arrangements. We want to continue to cooperate with the EU on all aspects of our security relationship from foreign and defence policy, to law enforcement and criminal judicial cooperation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 17/05/2018 12:11:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

892445

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 11 and 13 April (HL6782 and HL6848), how the Fusion Doctrine from the 2018 National Security Capability Review is now being used to “improve our collective approach to national security”; and how many new reservists or other resources to deal with hybrid threats, based on the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, have been recruited and trained.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL7352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Fusion Doctrine acts as a framework for our National Security Strategy so that we can identify the most effective and efficient combination of methods to achieve the Government’s objectives. The doctrine will ensure that in defending our national security we make better use of all of our capabilities: from economic levers; through cutting-edge military resources; to our wider diplomatic and cultural influence on the world’s stage.</p><p>Our response to the Salisbury attack is an example of the Fusion Doctrine in practice. We are deploying the full range of our National Security capabilities to counter the threats of hostile activity wherever it may come from.</p><p>The 2018 National Security Capability Review (NSCR) makes clear the Government’s commitment to addressing a complex and evolving threat picture to safeguard national security. The UK Volunteer Reserve Forces trained strength continues to grow, totalling 32,240 (as of January 2018). Both reservists and regulars contribute manpower and specialisms to two innovative Brigades which were established in direct response to hybrid threats as identified in the SDSR 2015, these units provide specialist capabilities in strategic communications, cyber and intelligence.</p><p>The two Brigades are:</p><p>· 77 Brigade which is comprised of approximately 200 Regular and 270 Reserve Service Personnel;</p><p><strong>· </strong>1 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Brigade comprised of approximately 2,800 Regulars and around 2,100 Reservists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 10/05/2018 16:03:30 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

818580

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the government of the United States relating to the current preparation of the UK national security strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The US and UK are very close allies and partners, with a uniquely broad and deep security relationship. The Government engages regularly and at all levels with the US authorities on national security issues vital to the UK's security and prosperity, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 16/01/2018 17:14:05 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

777512

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Earl Howe on 25 October, what is their definition of state actor in relation to security issues; and why they use this term.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL2522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>In the context of my response to Lord Tebbit in the Chamber on 25 October 2017 (Official Report, column 931), I used the term 'state actors' to mean members or former members of the security forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/11/2017 15:36:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden