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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.

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Past events

Monday 14 July 2025
4:30pm Private
5:00pm Public
The National Security Strategy - Oral evidence 14 July 2025
5:00pm
  • Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at Cabinet Office)
  • Matthew Collins (Deputy National Security Adviser at Cabinet Office)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 30 June 2025
4:30pm Public
Undersea cables - Oral evidence 30 June 2025
4:30pm
  • Sir Chris Bryant MP (Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Luke Pollard MP (Minister for the Armed Forces at Ministry of Defence)
  • Kevin Adams (Deputy Director for Telecoms Security and Resilience at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
  • Paul Wyatt (Director-General for Security Policy at Ministry of Defence)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 23 June 2025
4:00pm Private
4:30pm Public
The National Security Strategy - Oral evidence 23 June 2025
4:30pm
  • Lord Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO (Chair at Lords European Affairs Committee, and former UK National Security Adviser and diplomat at Cabinet Office)
  • Rachel Ellehuus
5:20pm
  • Grace Cassy (Co-Founder at CyLon Ventures, External reviewer at Strategic Defence Review (2024-25), and Board Member at Ten Eleven Ventures)
  • Professor Michael Clarke (Defence and Security Analyst at Sky News, Visiting Professor at King's College London, and Distinguished Fellow at RUSI)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Monday 9 June 2025
4:00pm Private
5:20pm Public
Undersea cables - Oral evidence 9 June 2025
5:20pm
  • Mick McGovern (General Manager Marine Operations at Alcatel Submarine Networks)
  • Alasdair Wilkie (Chairman at Atlantic Cable Maintenance & Repair Agreement (ACMA))
  • John Wrottesley (Executive Director at European Subsea Cables Association)
4:30pm
  • Laura Catterick (Director, Resilience & Cyber at UK Finance)
  • Chief Constable Gavin Stephens (Chair at National Police Chiefs' Council)
  • Alex Towers (Director of Policy and Public Affairs at BT Group)
  • Dr Fenella Wrigley MBE (Chief Medical Officer and Deputy CEO at London Ambulance Service, and Ambulance Medical Advisor at NHS England)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

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