Wilson Doctrine

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Wednesday 22nd July 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen]

David Anderson’s recommendations sit alongside the report of the Intelligence and Security Committee published in March and the report from the panel convened by the Royal United Services Institute. The Government are considering all these reviews and their recommendations in the round. We will bring forward proposals for pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee of both Houses in the autumn.

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab)]

Can the Minister assure us that the intelligence and security services, including GCHQ, will not be subjected to the kind of swingeing cuts today announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

[Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen]

That is outside my brief; I will have to write to the noble Lord on that subject.