Question follow-through · 88717

National Security Adviser

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities of each Deputy National Security Adviser, including how they differ from those of the National Security Adviser.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body: Cabinet Office
Tabled: 10 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 12 Nov 2025
Answer: 17 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities of each Deputy National Security Adviser, including how they differ from those of the National Security Adviser.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Nov 2025
Answer published
There are currently three Deputy National Security Advisers (DNSAs), one for International Affairs, one for International Economics and Global Issues, and one for Defence, Intelligence and Security. The National Security Adviser (NSA) is the most senior f...

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