§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Prime Minister, if she will set out her objections to the establishment of a Select Committee to oversee the security services; and if she will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterIt has been the longstanding convention, under Governments of both parties, that the security services are responsible to the appropriate Secretary of State and through them to the Prime Minister. I believe that the establishment of a Select Committee would not represent an improvement in these arrangements.