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Work of the National Security Adviser examined

14 October 2021

The Government’s most senior adviser on national security, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, faces questions from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy on the planning for UK’s evacuation from Afghanistan. He will be accompanied by the deputy national security adviser, David Quarrey.

Witnesses

Wednesday 20 October 2021

At 3.00pm

  • Sir Stephen Lovegrove, National Security Adviser, Cabinet Office
  • David Quarrey, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser (acting NSA from September 2020 to March 2021)

The session follows a critical report by the Joint Committee in September 2021 which concluded that the events in Afghanistan raise “serious questions about the role of the NSC, its strategy-making ability, the effectiveness with which it directs cross-government operational activity and planning, and the delivery of the Integrated Review.”

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy is made up of a group of peers and MPs who scrutinise the structures in government that deal with issues of national security, such as the National Security Council.

Further information

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