Committees

National security machinery

Inquiry

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 National Security Council and National Security Adviser, key government departments and agencies, and their coordination on national security issues.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

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Past events

Monday 5 July 2021
4:45pm Public
National security machinery - Oral evidence 5 July 2021
4:45pm
  • Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster at Cabinet Office)
  • Sir Stephen Lovegrove (National Security Adviser at Cabinet Office)
Virtual meeting
Monday 21 June 2021
4:00pm Public
National security machinery - Oral evidence 21 June 2021
4:00pm
  • Lieutenant General (retired) H R McMaster, former US National Security Advisor
5:00pm
  • Joe Griffin (Director-General, Education & Justice at Scottish Government)
  • Reg Kilpatrick (Director-General, Covid Co-ordination at Welsh Government)
Virtual meeting
Monday 7 June 2021
4:00pm Public
National security machinery - Oral evidence 7 June 2021
4:00pm
  • 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)
  • Cat Tully (Managing Director at School of International Futures)
Virtual meeting
Monday 26 April 2021
4:00pm Public
National security machinery - Oral evidence 26 April 2021
4:00pm
  • Lord McDonald of Salford, former FCO Permanent Under Secretary
  • Bronwen Maddox (Director at Institute for Government)
Virtual meeting

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: jcnss@parliament.uk
  • Address: Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, Houses of Parliament, London, SW1A 0AA