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Thursday 5 June 2025 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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At a glance

Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Mark Pritchard questioned the need for the Intelligence and Security Committee to have new powers and sanctions to maintain public confidence in intelligence agencies.
  • Lincoln Jopp inquired if any Cabinet Office Ministers would attend Glastonbury given recent controversies.
  • The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster confirmed they would not be attending Glastonbury but would see Bruce Springsteen at Anfield stadium.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Mark Pritchard Con The Wrekin
Democracy & Elections
Context

Question about the Intelligence and Security Committee's oversight and scrutiny of intelligence agencies, referencing the outdated Intelligence Services Act 1994.

Question

Given that the UK has some of the best intelligence agencies in the world with huge powers and budgets to keep our country safe every day, is it not time for the Intelligence and Security Committee to have new powers of oversight and even sanctions to ensure public confidence in these agencies' scrutiny?

Answer from The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Pat McFadden)

Let me echo the right hon. Member’s words in paying tribute to the work that our intelligence and security agencies do in keeping us all safe every day. The Government have approved an uplift in resources for the Committee, and we are working closely with it on the best operating model for doing its job as effectively as possible.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Commitment to new powers of oversight and sanction was not addressed specifically.

How: Working Closely, Resources Uplift

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Q2 Lincoln Jopp Con Spelthorne
Parliamentary Procedure
Context

Question prompted by a controversial statement from an Ulster rap band performing at Glastonbury, asking about attendance of Cabinet Office Ministers.

Question

Given the controversial statement from an Ulster rap band on the bill at Glastonbury, can the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster reassure that no Cabinet Office Ministers will be attending Glastonbury this year?

Answer from The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Pat McFadden)

I will not be going to Glastonbury, but I am very much looking forward to seeing Bruce Springsteen at Anfield stadium on Saturday night.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Attending Cabinet Office Ministers were not addressed specifically.

How: Personal Attendance

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