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1793393

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date	08/04/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Security and Intelligence Agencies Financial Statement 2023-24, published on 2 December 2024, whether he has considered publishing the individual governance statements for the security and intelligence agencies.
tabling member constituency	Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	45012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2025 answer text <p>As has been the policy of successive governments, the government does not comment on matters relating to the intelligence agencies. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament scrutinises the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of the intelligence agencies on behalf of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 22/04/2025 13:59:10 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1183923

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office's ability to effectively oversee the Intelligence Services.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	27493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner (IPC) recently published its annual report for 2018. The report includes comprehensive data on the IPC office’s structures and processes for overseeing the Intelligence Services.</p><p>It also includes specific chapters on each of the main UK intelligence agencies. The Prime Minister commended this report to both Houses on 5 March.</p><p>The report demonstrates the high quality of oversight of our intelligence and security agencies. The Home Office maintains regular contact with the IPC and his office at Ministerial and official level to ensure that they are resourced and equipped to carry out its statutory duties.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/03/2020 16:59:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1137756

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2019 to Question 268377 on Intelligence Services, what immediate and substantial mitigating actions were taken by MI5 to address the concerns raised.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	275118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>I cannot discuss the sensitive details of the mitigating actions that MI5 have undertaken, as doing so could cause significant damage to national security.</p><p>As the Home Secretary said in his Written Ministerial Statement of 9 May, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner is satisfied that they are sufficient for him to continue lawfully to approve decisions to issue warrants to MI5.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 18/07/2019 15:15:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1134490

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on intelligence sharing between the UK and EU of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	269016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Intelligence sharing between the British Government and overseas partners is important to the security of our country. The Government's vision for a security partnership with the European Union is set out in the White Paper: &quot;The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union&quot; (July 2018). This includes a proposal for continued information and intelligence sharing, for example through the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre, European Union Satellite Centre and EU Military Staff. It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment in detail on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/07/2019 16:23:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1134181

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Intelligence Services
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 ensure that the security services are compliant with the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and related Codes of Practice.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	268377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 provides extensive and world-leading privacy safeguards. This sits alongside a robust oversight regime with independent mechanisms for redress.</p><p>The Investigatory Powers Commissioner, the Rt hon Lord Justice Fulford, is responsible for overseeing the use of investigatory powers by the intelligence agencies. The safeguards and oversight regime provided for in the Act are designed to ensure that all relevant bodies are in full compliance with its requirements. In addition, the related Codes of Practice provide information on the processes associated with applying to use each of the powers, as well as the safeguards and oversight arrangements that will ensure the powers are used in the intended manner.</p><p>On 9 May the Home Secretary announced, through a written ministerial statement to Parliament, that a report of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner found that MI5 may not have had sufficient assurance of compliance with particular safeguards in the Investigatory Powers Act which relate to processing information obtained under a warrant.</p><p>In response to the Commissioner’s report, MI5 have taken immediate and substantial mitigating actions to address the concerns raised. Work to implement those mitigations is ongoing and is being treated as a matter of the highest priority, both by MI5 and the Home Office. The Home Secretary has also established an independent review to consider and report back on what lessons can be learned for the future.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 02/07/2019 15:20:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis