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1687755

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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, when he expects the next Annual Threat Update from the Director General of MI5.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	13337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>MI5 assesses, investigates and works to disrupt threats to UK national security. The Director General of MI5 makes public statements, including on the changing threat picture, when he judges it necessary to do so.</p><p>He last spoke publicly in October 2023, details of which are available on MI5's website (www.mi5.gov.uk). When the Director General next provides public update, the details will also be available on MI5's website.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 05/03/2024 12:17:54 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1682320

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	901027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads and coordinates the UK’s national security crisis response through the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR), and national security policy through the National Security Council structures. This includes the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy, all of which the department is taking essential steps to deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Key successes in 2023 included publishing the Integrated Review Refresh, passing the National Security Act, launching the Emergency Alerting scheme and delivering the Atlantic Declaration and risk elements of the AI Summit. So far in 2024, we have launched a new Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security with the US and continued to coordinate the response to the conflict in Gaza and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/01/2024 17:56:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1672289

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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 his Department is taking to counter hostile state activity.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	3193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has an important role in the cross-government response to state threats. Through the National Security Act 2023, we have brought together vital new measures to protect our national security, which will enable our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter, detect and disrupt the full range of modern-day state threats.</p><p>I also lead the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from threats of foreign interference.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 29/11/2023 17:54:47 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1672423

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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 his Department is taking to tackle hostile state activity.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has an important role in the cross-government response to state threats. Through the National Security Act 2023, we have brought together vital new measures to protect our national security, which will enable our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter, detect and disrupt the full range of modern-day state threats.</p><p>I also lead the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from threats of foreign interference</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 29/11/2023 17:55:40 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1659798

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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 U on page 61 of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament's report entitled China, published on 13 July 2023, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving policy ownership of all elements of national security activity to the Cabinet Office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	198938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>HM Government has today laid before Parliament a full response that considers and addresses each of the recommendations and conclusions drawn by the Intelligence and Security Committee in its report on China, including the committee’s recommendation ‘U’.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office is best placed to coordinate cross-government strategy across a range of issues including China, with departments responsible for delivery of that strategy. This allows for a coherent view across the extent of China’s activity, and allows the Government to prioritise work, assess trade-offs, and mitigate risks, with delivery across all departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 14/09/2023 16:56:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1639845

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral contribution of 2 November 2022, Official Report ,column 861, what the evidential basis was for his statement that Labour was committed to abolishing the armed forces, scrapping the nuclear deterrent, withdrawing from NATO. and befriending Hamas and Hezbollah.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	186524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>To assist the hon. Member, I have placed in the Library of the House documentation kindly provided by the Conservative Research Department, which outlines the evidential basis for this statement about the right hon. Member for Islington North’s (Jeremy Corbyn MP) security agenda.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/06/2023 08:35:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 79073 answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak answering member 4483
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1538959

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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 His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister for Security on 1 November (HC Deb col 791), whether the proposed new taskforce to protect parliament from being subverted by foreign powers will examine the funding of (1) think tanks, and (2) other organisations, seeking to influence public policy; and in particular, where such funding comes from (a) abroad, and (b) anonymous sources.
tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
uin	HL3163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As the Government set out in the Integrated Review, it will be essential to take a whole-of-society approach to resilience across the United Kingdom.</p><p>The taskforce announced by the Minister for Security earlier this week will drive forward work to defend the democratic integrity of our country. It will work with Parliament, political parties, government departments, the security and intelligence agencies, the devolved Administrations and private sector to better protect our freedoms and institutions from a range of threats.</p><p>I am not able to comment on the exact parameters or scope of the taskforce at this point, but I can assure Lord Rennard that work is taking place within Departments at pace to define exactly these points.</p><p>In addition, national security is a priority for this Government, and there are already numerous workstreams underway to add resilience and robustness to our democracy, including the Defending Democracy programme established in 2019 and the National Security Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 14/11/2022 15:01:41 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1418666

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
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, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on countering state threats.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office will be introducing new legislation to provide the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to tackle the evolving threat from hostile activity by foreign states.</p><p>The Government is reviewing responses to the Home Office Public Consultation on legislative proposals to tackle state threats. Legislation will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/02/2022 16:28:00 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 49037 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1418376

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the latest revised guidance for holders of national security clearance, published on 31 January 2022, has removed the previous requirements for clearance-holders (a) to create and contribute to a positive environment in which security is given appropriate priority, (b) to raise any concerns about individual or organisational practices that are in breach of security procedures and (c) to speak to local security teams, security controllers or line managers if the clearance-holder has concerns about a specific activity or individual.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	114677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The government recently established the Accreditation Check as a new level of National Security Vetting to improve security within the aviation industry. GOV.UK pages were updated to include this but an administrative error saw some information mistakenly removed. This was rectified as soon as the Cabinet Office became aware.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/02/2022 17:56:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1402066

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many referrals have been received, and (2) what is the average wait time for processing cases, following the implementation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL5309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Security and Investment Act 2021 commenced on 4 January 2022 and represents the biggest shake-up of the UK’s investment screening regime in 20 years, while keeping the country firmly open for business.</p><p> </p><p>The Act requires the Government to publish an annual report setting out information about the numbers and types of trigger events that it has been notified about and those it subsequently called in for a national security assessment. The first annual report will be published later in 2022, after the conclusion of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p>We have ensured that we have the people, the technology and the processes we need so that the Investment Security Unit is as effective and efficient as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL5308 HL5310 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:41:15 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox