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• Response from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to political finance, dated 9 March

  Monday 16 March 2026 @ 16:30

• Letter to the Commissioner, Metropolitan Police relating to Political finance, dated 12 February, and their response, dated 5 March 2026

  Monday 16 March 2026 @ 16:25

• Response from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the NSS inquiry and NSC agendas, dated 11 February 2026

  Monday 16 March 2026 @ 16:15

• Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to political finance, dated 23 February 2026

  Tuesday 24 February 2026 @ 15:00

• 2nd Special Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts: Government and Crown Prosecution Service Responses

  Thursday 12 February 2026 @ 00:00

• Letter from the Chair to Vijay Rangarajan, Chief Executive, Electoral Commission relating to political finance, and the response, dated 5 February 2026

  Monday 9 February 2026 @ 17:00

• Letter to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, relating to National Security Council agendas, dated 27 January

  Tuesday 27 January 2026 @ 10:25

• Letter from the Chair to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to funding commitments in the National Security Strategy, and the response, dated 14 January 2026

  Monday 26 January 2026 @ 10:00

• 1st Special Report - Subsea telecommunications cables: resilience and crisis preparedness: Government Response

  Thursday 18 December 2025 @ 00:01

• Letter to the National Security Adviser relating to the Committee’s private meeting with the NSA, dated 11 December 2025

  Tuesday 16 December 2025 @ 09:45

• 2nd Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts

  Wednesday 3 December 2025 @ 00:01

• Letter from the Chair to Robert Courts KC (former Solicitor General) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 19 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:30

• Letter from the Chair to Sir Stephen Lovegrove (former NSA) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 14 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:30

• Letter from the Chair to Dominic Grieve KC (former AG) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:25

• Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Sir Michael Ellis KC (former AG), relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response (dated 12 November 2025)

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:25

• Letter from the Chair to Baroness Scotland (former AG) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 11 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:20

• Letter from the Chair to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 12 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:20

• Letter from the Chair to the Deputy National Security Adviser relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 14 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:15

• Letter from the Chair to the Attorney General relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 12 November 2025

  Monday 1 December 2025 @ 16:15

• Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for AI and Online Safety on introduction on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, dated 12 November 2025

  Tuesday 18 November 2025 @ 10:00

• Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE KC relating to the dropped Chinese spy case, dated 20 October 2025

  Tuesday 28 October 2025 @ 13:30

• Letter from Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to the planning application for the Chinese Embassy, dated 21 October 2025

  Tuesday 28 October 2025 @ 13:00

• Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Home Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Justice Committee, relating to Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts, dated 24 October 2025

  Friday 24 October 2025 @ 15:30

• Letter from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 23 October

  Friday 24 October 2025 @ 11:15

• Letter from the National Security Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser, relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 23 October

  Friday 24 October 2025 @ 11:15

• Letter from the Attorney General, relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 23 October

  Friday 24 October 2025 @ 11:15

• Letter from the Cabinet Secretary, relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 23 October

  Friday 24 October 2025 @ 11:15

• Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister relating to the Defending Democracy Taskforce, dated 15 October 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 13:00

• Letter to Rt Hon Darren Jones MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 20 October 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 09:00

• Letter to Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General relating to the inquiry into ‘Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts’, dated 20 October 2025

  Tuesday 21 October 2025 @ 09:00

• Letter to the National Security Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser, relating to espionage cases, dated 17 October 2025

  Friday 17 October 2025 @ 18:20

• Letter to the Cabinet Secretary, relating to espionage cases, dated 17 October 2025

  Friday 17 October 2025 @ 18:20

• Letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Home Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Justice Committee relating to Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts, dated 16 October 2025

  Thursday 16 October 2025 @ 17:00

• Letter to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, relating to the proposed Chinese Embassy in London, dated 13 October 2025

  Tuesday 14 October 2025 @ 10:00

• 1st Report - Subsea telecommunications cables: resilience and crisis preparedness

  Friday 19 September 2025 @ 00:01

• Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Minister for Security relating to attacks on UK businesses and organisations

  Tuesday 9 September 2025 @ 17:05

• Correspondence from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology regarding the oral evidence held on 14 July concerning the Undersea cables inquiry, dated 15 August 2025

  Monday 8 September 2025 @ 17:35

• Correspondence from Matt Collins, Deputy National Security Adviser following the oral evidence session on 14 July on The National Security Strategy, dated 15 August 2025

  Monday 8 September 2025 @ 17:30

• Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister relating to the Defending Democracy Taskforce, dated 16 July 2025

  Thursday 17 July 2025 @ 10:00

• Correspondence from Sir Chris Bryant MP, Minister of State, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology following oral evidence held on 30 June on Undersea cables, dated 10 July 2025

  Monday 14 July 2025 @ 18:00

• Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the forthcoming National Security Strategy, dated 19 June 2025

  Monday 23 June 2025 @ 16:40

• Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the forthcoming National Security Strategy, dated 13 May 2025

  Wednesday 14 May 2025 @ 08:55

• Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dated 10 April 2025

  Thursday 1 May 2025 @ 12:06

• Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 16 April 2025

  Thursday 1 May 2025 @ 12:03

• Correspondence to Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister following oral evidence held on 17 March on Defending Democracy, dated 28 March 2025

  Thursday 1 May 2025 @ 12:02

• Letter from Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 23 April 2025

  Thursday 1 May 2025 @ 12:01

• Letter to Ofcom on Defending Democracy and the Online Safety Act, dated 28 March 2025

  Thursday 1 May 2025 @ 12:00

• Correspondence to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dated 3 March 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 09:21

• Correspondence from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, dated 24 February 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 09:20

• Correspondence to the Prime Minister, relating to National Security Council agendas, dated 14 January 2025

  Tuesday 4 March 2025 @ 09:19

• Letter to the Prime Minister relating to the work of the National Security Adviser, dated 6 February 2025

  Thursday 6 February 2025 @ 10:20

• Formal minutes for Session 2024-25

  Wednesday 29 January 2025 @ 09:00

• Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister, relating to ransomware, dated 13 January 2025

  Wednesday 22 January 2025 @ 08:00

• Correspondence from Dan Jarvis MBE MP, Security Minister, relating to the predecessor Committee’s Defending Democracy inquiry, dated 18 December 2024

  Wednesday 22 January 2025 @ 08:00

• Correspondence from the Electoral Commission, relating to the ICO investigation into the cyber-attack on the Electoral Commission, dated 30 July 2024

  Wednesday 22 January 2025 @ 08:00

• Formal minutes for Session 2023-24

  Wednesday 29 May 2024 @ 18:20

• Formal minutes for Session 2019-21

  Wednesday 29 May 2024 @ 18:15

• Letter from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy to the PM on Defending Democracy

  Friday 24 May 2024 @ 09:00

• Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office relating to the UK Integrated Security Fund, 26 February 2024

  Tuesday 19 March 2024 @ 00:00

• Second Special Report - A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

  Monday 11 March 2024 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from Tom Clementi, Chief Executive Officer, Pool Re, relating to the Committee's Ransomware report, dated 26 February 2024

  Friday 8 March 2024 @ 14:20

• Correspondence from Tom Clementi, Chief Executive Officer, Pool Re, dated 26 February 2024

  Friday 8 March 2024 @ 07:00

• First Report - A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security

  Wednesday 13 December 2023 @ 00:01

• First Special Report - The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2022–23

  Wednesday 6 December 2023 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to ransomware, dated 25 September 2023 (revised submission)

  Tuesday 3 October 2023 @ 12:10

• Correspondence from the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to ransomware, dated 7 August 2023 (initial submission)

  Tuesday 3 October 2023 @ 11:35

• Second Report - The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

  Wednesday 20 September 2023 @ 00:01

• Response from the Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to UK Resilience, dated 10 July 2023

  Monday 10 July 2023 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Ducty of Lancaster on UK Resilience, dated 14 June 2023

  Tuesday 20 June 2023 @ 11:00

• Correspondence from Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office relating to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, dated 19 June 2023

  Tuesday 20 June 2023 @ 10:00

• Correspondence from the National Security Adviser relating to Integrated Review Refresh, the National Security Council, Resilience Structures and Project Defence, 22 March 2023

  Monday 27 March 2023 @ 17:00

• First Special Report - Readiness for storms ahead? Critical national infrastructure in an age of climate change: Government response to the Committee’s First Report

  Thursday 2 March 2023 @ 11:00

• Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to the Yorkshire Water incident and resilience, dated 30 January 2023 and 21 December 2022

  Tuesday 28 February 2023 @ 00:00

• Correspondence from the National Security Adviser regarding cancellation of oral evidence session, dated 9 December 2022

  Monday 12 December 2022 @ 16:30

• Correspondence from the National Security Adviser relating to the Integrated Review Update, dated 9 December 2022

  Monday 12 December 2022 @ 16:08

• Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster relating to UK resilience, 6 December 2022

  Monday 12 December 2022 @ 00:00

• First Report - Readiness for storms ahead? Critical national infrastructure in an age of climate change

  Thursday 27 October 2022 @ 00:00

• Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to the Foreign Policy and Security Council and the Integrated Review refresh, dated 13 October and 30 September 2022

  Thursday 20 October 2022 @ 17:00

• Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to the national security machinery of Government, dated 30 May and 25 July 2022

  Monday 1 August 2022 @ 10:05

• Correspondence with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office relating to oral evidence on the impact of climate change on infrastructure, dated 29 June and 27 June 2022

  Monday 18 July 2022 @ 13:00

• Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to the Integrated Review Annual Report, dated 21 June 2022 and 30 May 2022

  Monday 4 July 2022 @ 18:00

• Formal minutes for Session 2022-23

  Friday 1 July 2022 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to the National Security Adviser relating to the national security machinery of Government, dated 20 June 2022

  Wednesday 22 June 2022 @ 12:30

• Correspondence from HM Paymaster General relating to UK Biological Security Strategy, April 2022

  Tuesday 26 April 2022 @ 14:00

• Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, 23 March 2022

  Wednesday 30 March 2022 @ 10:00

• Correspondence to HM Paymaster General relating to UK Biological Security Strategy, 16 March 2022

  Monday 21 March 2022 @ 00:00

• Correspondence to HM Paymaster General relating to critical national infrastructure and climate adaptation, 14 March 2022

  Monday 21 March 2022 @ 00:00

• Correspondence with the National Security Adviser relating to The UK's national security machinery, dated 6 January 2022 and 8 December 2021

  Tuesday 18 January 2022 @ 12:42

• Correspondence with the Security Minister relating to proposed legislation to counter state threats, dated 6 January 2022 and 2 December 2021

  Tuesday 18 January 2022 @ 12:40

• Correspondence to the Prime Minister relating to The UK’s national security machinery, dated 17 December 2021

  Friday 17 December 2021 @ 12:20

• First Special Report - The UK’s national security machinery: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

  Thursday 9 December 2021 @ 11:00

• Letter to the National Security Adviser relating to the Government's response to the Committee's First Report, The UK's national security strategy, 8 December 202121

  Thursday 9 December 2021 @ 11:00

• First Report - The UK's national security machinery

  Sunday 19 September 2021 @ 00:01

• 1st Special Report: Biosecurity and national security: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2019–21

  Tuesday 2 March 2021 @ 11:00

• 1st Report: Biosecurity and national security

  Friday 18 December 2020 @ 00:01

• Correspondence with the Paymaster General regarding the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, dated 26 October 2020

  Tuesday 10 November 2020 @ 17:00

• Correspondence to the Prime Minister on the Integrated Review and biosecurity, dated 29 October 2020

  Thursday 29 October 2020 @ 11:20

• Formal Minutes for Session 2021-22

  Tuesday 29 September 2020 @ 14:15

• Letter to the Paymaster General regarding the late publication of the 2019/20 Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Annual Report, dated 8 September 2020

  Wednesday 9 September 2020 @ 17:50

• Letter from the Paymaster General regarding the late publication of the 2019/20 Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Annual Report, dated 20 July 2020

  Wednesday 9 September 2020 @ 17:40

• Correspondence from the Deputy National Security Adviser - update on the Integrated Review, dated 24 June 2020

  Thursday 2 July 2020 @ 12:35

• Correspondence to the Prime Minister on National Security Council agendas, dated 18 May 2020

  Monday 18 May 2020 @ 16:00

• 1st Special Report - Revisiting the UK's national security strategy: The National Security Capability Review and the Modernising Defence Programme: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2017-19

  Monday 4 November 2019 @ 11:00

• 4th Report - Revisiting the UK’s national security strategy: The National Security Capability Review and the Modernising Defence Programme

  Sunday 21 July 2019 @ 00:01

• Letter from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster regarding the Pakistan Rule of Law programme, 22 May 2019

  Tuesday 16 July 2019 @ 11:30

• Letter from Sir Mark Sedwill, regarding NSC Unauthorised Disclosures: Investigation, dated 13 May 2019

  Tuesday 14 May 2019 @ 13:00

• Letter to Cabinet Office minister regarding Pakistan Rule of Law programme, 30 April 2019

  Friday 3 May 2019 @ 10:00

• Letter to Sir Mark Sedwill regarding Sri Lanka attacks and NSC leak inquiry, dated 30 April 2019

  Friday 3 May 2019 @ 10:00

• 3rd Special Report - Cyber Security of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017–2019

  Thursday 7 March 2019 @ 11:00

• Letter to the Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, regarding the Cyber Security Skills Strategy, dated 28 January 2019

  Monday 4 February 2019 @ 10:00

• 3rd Report - Cyber Security of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure

  Monday 19 November 2018 @ 00:01

• 2nd Special Report - Cyber Security Skills and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2017–19

  Tuesday 13 November 2018 @ 00:01

• 1st Special Report - National Security Capability Review: A changing security environment: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2017–19

  Wednesday 17 October 2018 @ 11:30

• 2nd Report - Cyber Security Skills and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure

  Thursday 19 July 2018 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from David Lidington to the Chair 12 July 2018

  Tuesday 17 July 2018 @ 10:30

• 1st Report - National Security Capability Review: A changing security environment

  Friday 23 March 2018 @ 00:01

• Correspondence from the Chair to the National Security Adviser, dated 31 January 2018

  Tuesday 20 March 2018 @ 11:30

• Correspondence from Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the Middle East, on Panorama allegations

  Monday 29 January 2018 @ 08:00

• 2nd Special Report - Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2016–17

  Thursday 27 April 2017 @ 00:01

• 2nd Report - Conflict, Stability and Security Fund

  Tuesday 7 February 2017 @ 00:01

• 1st Special Report - National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2016–17

  Thursday 27 October 2016 @ 11:00

• 1st Report - National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015

  Sunday 10 July 2016 @ 00:01

• Letter from Oliver Letwin to the Chair following the oral evidence session on 23 May 2016, dated 24 June 2016

  Tuesday 5 July 2016 @ 13:30

• Letter from Oliver Letwin to the Chair following the oral evidence session on 23 May 2016, dated 26 May 2016

  Tuesday 5 July 2016 @ 13:00

• Letter from the Prime Minister, dated 4 May 2016

  Thursday 26 May 2016 @ 00:00

• Letter from the National Security Adviser to the JCNSS Chair, dated 10 March 2016

  Tuesday 15 March 2016 @ 13:00

• Formal Minutes 2014-15

  Thursday 7 May 2015 @ 10:30

• 1st Report - The next National Security Strategy

  Tuesday 3 March 2015 @ 00:01

• Call for evidence for the next National Security Strategy

  Thursday 24 July 2014 @ 15:00

• 1st Special Report - The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013-14: Government response to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2013-14

  Thursday 24 July 2014 @ 11:00

• Formal Minutes 2013-14

  Tuesday 10 June 2014 @ 16:00

• 1st Report - The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013-14

  Wednesday 30 April 2014 @ 00:01

• 1st Special Report - The Work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2012: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2012-13

  Thursday 31 October 2013 @ 09:00

• National Security Strategy (Third Review) - Evidence Volume

  Thursday 26 September 2013 @ 00:00

• Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy - uncorrected oral evidence (17 June 2013)

  Wednesday 26 June 2013 @ 10:26

• Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy - uncorrected oral evidence (20 May 2013)

  Tuesday 21 May 2013 @ 13:55

• Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy - uncorrected oral evidence (22 April 2013)

  Thursday 25 April 2013 @ 10:09

• National Security Strategy (Third Review) - evidence

  Thursday 25 April 2013 @ 10:04

• 2nd Report - The Work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2012 (Report, together with formal minutes)

  Thursday 28 February 2013 @ 00:00

• 1st Special Report - Government Response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2012-13

  Thursday 22 November 2012 @ 00:00

• National Security Strategy (Second Review) - Evidence

  Tuesday 24 July 2012 @ 16:18

• National Security Strategy (Second Review) - Evidence

  Tuesday 24 July 2012 @ 00:00

• 1st Report - Planning for the next National Security Strategy: comments on the Government response to the Committee's First Report of Session 2010-12 (Report, together with formal minutes and written evidence)

  Wednesday 11 July 2012 @ 00:00

• 1st Report - First review of the National Security Strategy 2010

  Thursday 8 March 2012 @ 00:00

• The National Security Strategy - Evidence

  Tuesday 1 November 2011 @ 10:12

• The National Security Strategy - Evidence

  Tuesday 1 November 2011 @ 00:00

• Formal Minutes 2014–15 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2013–14 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2012–13 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2010–12 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2016–17 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2019 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2017–19 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31

• Formal Minutes 2015–16 (National Security Strategy)

  Monday 17 January 2011 @ 09:31