Select Committee · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
National security machinery
Status: Closed
Opened: 4 Jan 2021
Closed: 20 Mar 2022
1 report
Because of the concerns it highlighted in its recent Biosecurity and national security report, and the urgency of the need to establish effective national security structures to prepare for further future emergencies, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy is examining how well the national security machinery operates — including the roles of the … Show more
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Report - The UK's national security machinery | HC 231 | 19 Sep 2021 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2021 | Rt Hon Michael Gove MP · The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Sir Stephen Lovegrove · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Joe Griffin · Scottish Government, Lieutenant General (retired) H R McMaster, former US National Security Advisor, Reg Kilpatrick · Welsh Government | View ↗ |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Cat Tully · School of International Futures, Professor Sir David Omand, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office (2002-05), Suzanne Raine, former Head of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (2015-2017) | View ↗ |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Bronwen Maddox · Institute for Government, Lord McDonald of Salford, former FCO Permanent Under Secretary | View ↗ |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Rt Hon Lord Hammond of Runnymede, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, former Prime Minister and Home Secretary | View ↗ |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Rt Hon David Cameron, The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Bronwen Maddox · Director | Institute for Government | 1 |
| Cat Tully · Managing Director | School of International Futures | 1 |
| Joe Griffin · Director-General, Education & Justice | Scottish Government | 1 |
| Lieutenant General (retired) H R McMaster, former US National Security Advisor | — | 1 |
| Lord McDonald of Salford, former FCO Permanent Under Secretary | — | 1 |
| Professor Sir David Omand, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office (2002-05) | — | 1 |
| Reg Kilpatrick · Director General of Covid-19 Crisis Coordination | Welsh Government | 1 |
| Rt Hon David Cameron | — | 1 |
| Rt Hon Lord Hammond of Runnymede | — | 1 |
| Rt Hon Michael Gove MP · Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, and Sec… | The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 1 |
| Rt Hon Theresa May MP, former Prime Minister and Home Secretary | — | 1 |
| Sir Stephen Lovegrove · Permanent Secretary | Ministry of Defence | 1 |
| Suzanne Raine, former Head of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (2015-2017) | — | 1 |
| The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO | — | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2022 | — | Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to The UK's national… |