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1505376

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing the national security implications of foreign-owned businesses employing former Government ministers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	48453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Business Appointment Rules, taking into account all relevant considerations, and will provide more information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/09/2022 16:29:20 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1460197

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in implementing Project DEFEND; and how has it contributed to (1) national resilience, and (2) a reduction in supply chain dependency on the People's Republic of China.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel question first answered 28/04/2022 11:53:20 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

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

1402067

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 how many referrals have been called in to date following the implementation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL5310
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 HL5309 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

1385324

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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 publish legislative proposals on countering state threats.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	87652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen’s Speech of May 2021, 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 of hostile activity by foreign states.</p><p>This legislation will modernise existing offences, to deal more effectively with the espionage threat, and create new offences, to criminalise other harmful activity conducted by, and on behalf of states.</p><p>A bill will be introduced as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/12/2021 17:41:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1356300

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
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, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of national security threats to the UK posed by Iran and its new president Ebrahim Raisi.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	50727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2021 answer text <p>The safety and security of our citizens is the Government’s top priority. In March of this year, we made clear in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy that we are committed to addressing growing threats from Iran, as well as other states. We will continue to use all tools at our disposal to protect the UK and our interests from any Iran-based threats.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/09/2021 12:01:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1355435

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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 effect of recent events in Afghanistan on the threat level to domestic national security; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	49176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) is the UK’s independent centre for analysis and assessment of terrorism. JTAC keeps the UK national threat level under constant review. This is a systematic, comprehensive, and rigorous process, based on the very latest intelligence and analysis of internal and external factors which drive the threat, including international events.</p><p> </p><p>The UK national terrorism threat level remains at SUBSTANTIAL. This means that a terrorist attack is likely.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/09/2021 15:39:22 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 22396 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1355436

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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 additional resources the Government has made available to (a) UK law enforcement organisations (b) the intelligence agencies and (c) strategic partners to plan for potential changes to domestic security threats in respect of recent events in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	49177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the police and security services by providing them with the resources they need.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for CT policing will be maintained at over £900 million in 2021/22, as well as additional funding for a new CT Operations Centre. The money will support the record high numbers of ongoing CT policing investigations and allow us to respond swiftly and decisively to terrorist incidents, no matter where they take place.</p><p> </p><p>The 2020 Spending Review provided the UK Intelligence Community with a £173 million funding increase in 2021/22. It also included over £1.3 billion of capital investment from 2021/22 to 2024/25. We will continue to prioritise the safety and security of the United Kingdom in the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/09/2021 15:42:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds previous answer version 22323 answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn