§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present terms of reference for MI6.[15707]
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§ Mr. Robin Cook[holding answer 17 November 1997]The principle role of the Secret Intelligence Service is the production of secret intelligence in support of the security, defence, foreign and economic policies within the framework of requirements laid upon us by the JIC and approved by Ministers. The functions of SIS are set out in section 1 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.