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National Security Adviser: 48 Group

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Adviser (a) is and (b) was a member of the 48 Group.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
26 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Adviser (a) is and (b) was a member of the 48 Group.

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    As stated in the House on 13 October 2025, the National Security Adviser does not have any links to the 48 Group.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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