Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Undersea cables

Witnesses Dr Marie Jacobsson (Former Principal Legal Adviser on International Law at Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs), and Professor Aurel Sari (Professor of Public International Law at University of Exeter, and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe)

Inquiry Undersea cables

Witnesses Commodore (Rtd) John Aitken OBE (Underwater System Services General Manager at Thales, and former Deputy Director Submarines at Royal Navy), and Captain Niels Markussen (Director, NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure and NATO Shipping Centre at NATO)

Inquiry Undersea cables

Witnesses Red Penguin Marine, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Professor Kevin Rowlands (Visiting Professor at Kings College London), and Atlantic Council

Work UK strategic posture (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Professor Sir David Omand (Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator at Cabinet Office), Professor Ciaran Martin (Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at University of Oxford, and former Chief Executive at National Cyber Security Centre), Dr Leslie Vinjamuri (Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House), and Dr Rob Johnson (Director of the Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre at University of Oxford, and former Director of the UK Office of Net Assessment and Challenge at Ministry of Defence)

Work Defending Democracy (Non-inquiry session)

Work Offensive cyber (Non-inquiry session)

Work Ransomware (Non-inquiry session)

Inquiry The UK’s economic security

Witnesses Professor Emily Jones (Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme at Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford), and Dr Tobias Gehrke (Senior Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Affairs)

Inquiry The UK’s economic security

Witnesses Dr Zeno Leoni (Lecturer in the Defence Studies at King’s College London), and Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger (Senior Research Fellow in International Trade at University of Sussex Business School)

Inquiry Defending Democracy

Witnesses Electoral Commission, and Electoral Commission

Inquiry Defending Democracy

Witnesses Dr Mhairi Aitkin (Ethics Fellow in the Public Policy Programme at The Alan Turing Institute), Financial Times, and Ofcom

Inquiry Defending Democracy

Witnesses Professor Rory Cormac (Professor of International Relations at University of Nottingham), and Pamela San Martin (Oversight Board for Meta)

Inquiry The UK’s economic security

Witnesses University of Bristol Law School, British Ports Association, and LSE Law School

Inquiry The UK’s economic security

Witnesses Energy UK, Professor Basil Germond (Chair in International Security at Lancaster University), Ed Conway (Economics and Data Editor at Sky News), and techUK

Inquiry The UK’s economic security

Witnesses Agathe Demarais (Senior Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations), John Gerson (Visiting Professor at The Policy Institute, King’s College London), and Professor Dennis Novy (Professor of Economics at University of Warwick)

Work The UK's national security machinery: follow up (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Lord Maude of Horsham (Member of the House of Lords)

Work The UK's national security machinery: follow up (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Lord Harris of Haringey (Member of the House of Lords), and Greater Manchester

Inquiry Ransomware

Witnesses Cabinet Office, Home Office, and National Cyber Security Centre

Inquiry Ransomware

Witnesses National Crime Agency, and National Crime Agency

Work Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office, and Cabinet Office