Written questions by Obese-Jecty.

By when he plans to publish the NISTA annual report 2025-26.

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What steps the Prime Minister has taken to support the delivery of AUKUS in 2026.

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With reference to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister's announcement of 14 May 2026, by when he expects all delivery advisors to be in post across Government.

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With reference to the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy of Session 2024-26 on The National Security Strategy, HC 1045, published on 27 March 2026, what progress he has made in delivering an Physical Security Strategy in conjunction with the National Energy System Operator.

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With reference to the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy of Session 2024-26 on The National Security Strategy, HC 1045, published on 27 March 2026, what progress he has made in delivering an Energy Security Strategy in conjunction with the National Energy System Operator.

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With reference to the National Security Strategy, CP1338, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made in enabling closer cooperation with the EU regarding the enhancement of the resilience of the UK’s critical infrastructure.

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With reference to paragraph 43 of the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy of Session 2024-26 on The National Security Strategy, HC 1045, published on 27 March 2026, what additional resilience capabilities he plans to develop by 2027 in order to achieve the 1.5% of GDP target spend on resilience and security by that date.

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What assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK deploying a sovereign maritime cable repair capability.

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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the a) National Security Strategy and b) Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill on private sector Critical National Infrastructure operators.

The government is working tirelessly with groups across society, including operators of critical national infrastructure, to make the UK a harder target for hostile actors and to deliver growth.Strategies such as the National Security Strategy 2025, which consolidated several national security reviews and audits including the Resilience Action Plan into one framework, are critical to this work. The government engages with a range of stakeholders, considers assessments and analysis from think-tanks, academics, industry and parliamentary reports, to ensure the ambitions of these strategies are deliverable for industry and other groups across society.The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill will strengthen the UK’s cyber defences and ensure the essential and digital services the public relies on are more secure. The government is continuing to engage closely with industry to ensure the Bill is robust and deliverable, and we will consult stakeholders on our plans for secondary legislation in due course. In addition, the Resilience Action Plan included a commitment to map standards across the CNI landscape, which will provide an overview of the resilience requirements placed on CNI sectors and their cumulative impacts.

How many times the Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group has met since its inception.

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What steps he is taking to deliver an Energy Resilience Strategy in conjunction with the National Energy System Operator.

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How many Cabinet-level AUKUS Ministerial meetings have been held since the publication of AUKUS0031 on 9 March 2025 and how many of those have been chaired by a) the Prime Minister and b) the Secretary of State for Defence.

The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary are determined to deliver against our AUKUS commitments and are personally driving the renewed whole-of-government effort. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, including how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.

With reference to the address by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister to the FDA Union on 15 May 2926, how many delivery advisors he plans to recruit in total across departments; and at what grade.

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Whether the National Security Adviser was present at the meeting between the Grandview Institution and Stephen Lillie in Beijing on 22 October 2025.

The National Security Adviser meets with a range of individuals and organisations as part of his role providing advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet on national security matters. Such meetings are often sensitive in nature, and the Government does not routinely comment on them or their content.

On what date is the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on AUKUS scheduled to end.

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Which ministers form the membership of the Contingency Planning Small Ministerial Group.

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What progress he has made in publishing the unclassified public version of the UK AUKUS review report by Sir Stephen Lovegrove.

Sir Stephen Lovegrove submitted his classified report at the end of 2024. A version was also shared with the US and Australian governments, both of which have conducted their own reviews of AUKUS over the past 18 months. In order to protect the confidentiality of inputs received from US and Australian contributors and others consulted during the review, it was decided that it would not be appropriate to publish the report. This is consistent with the approach taken by the US and Australian governments in their reviews.The government accepted the recommendations made by Sir Stephen and he has made a number of public appearances since then in which he has set out his headline findings and the actions being taken in response. They include measures to underpin delivery of the “Optimal Pathway” by accelerating production across the UK Submarine Industrial Base; to jointly clarify and focus the pursuit of Advanced Capabilities under Pillar II; and to strengthen the UK’s cross-government leadership and co-ordination arrangements across both pillars. The associated actions are all either complete or well underway.The government has also made a landmark £6bn investment in the UK Submarine Industrial Base to drive an 18 month submarine production drumbeat. The Prime Minister has been clear that the UK is "all in" on delivering against our AUKUS commitments and that he regards it as a strategic partnership which is fundamental to the UK's NATO-first approach and to Trans-Atlantic burden-sharing.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when Jonathan Powell was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for negotiations between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the BIOT; and what security clearance he had upon that appointment.

I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 11, 18 and 19 March in response to Questions 117954, 118781 and 119899.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date did Lord Mandelson (a) submit his application for STRAP clearance and (b) receive that clearance.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 21 April, and his answers to the questions raised in response, including his commitment that the Government would continue to comply with the instructions of Parliament in the Humble Address of 4 February.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what date did Lord Mandelson receive STRAP level access.

I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Prime Minister on 21 April, and his answers to the questions raised in response, including his commitment that the Government would continue to comply with the instructions of Parliament in the Humble Address of 4 February.