Question follow-through · 82727
National Security Adviser: China
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 October 2025, Official Report, column 67 which (a) minister and (b) civil servant gave the Deputy National Security Adviser full freedom to provide evidence without interf
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 16 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 13 October 2025, Official Report, column 67 which (a) minister and (b) civil servant gave the Deputy National Security Adviser full freedom to provide evidence without interf
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
The decision that the Deputy National Security Advisor would give evidence was taken under the last Government in 2023.When this government came into office in 2024, the Deputy National Security Advisor was a witness in a criminal prosecution. That is why...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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