Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 8050, Intelligence and Security Committee: Finance, whether this uplift allows for the Committee to commission independent legal advice, separate from the Government Legal Service and Cabinet Office.

The funding uplift announced for the Intelligence and Security Committee is intended to uphold the Committee's independence and operational effectiveness.

Under these financial arrangements, decisions regarding resource allocation - including the commissioning of independent legal advice separate from the Government Legal Service and the Cabinet Office - rest entirely with the Committee.