Committees

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Joint Select Committee

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy scrutinises the structures for Government decision-making on national security, particularly the role of the National Security Council and the National Security Adviser. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @JointCtteNSS.

Inquiry

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Undersea cables
Written evidence:
Accepting
Deadline 6 March 2025
Opened 23 January 2025

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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How vulnerable is the UK to undersea cable attacks?
MPs and Lords will examine threats to undersea cables in a new inquiry launched today by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS).
24 January 2025
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Government responds to MPs’ and Lords’ concerns about threats to UK democracy
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has today published the Government’s response to its letter before the election outlining threats to UK democracy.
22 January 2025
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JCNSS Chair: ransomware consultation “important step forward”
The Chair of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) has responded to news that the Government is consulting on proposals to reduce the risk of ransomware.
15 January 2025

Latest publications

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Letter to the Prime Minister relating to the work of the National Security Adviser, dated 6 February 2025
Work The work of the National Security Adviser (Non-inquiry session)
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108KB
HC 679
Correspondence
Formal minutes for Session 2024-25
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257KB
Formal Minutes
Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister, relating to ransomware, dated 13 January 2025
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Correspondence

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Contact us

  • Email: jcnss@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 4043 (general enquiries) | 07720 143396 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA