Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to grant the Intelligence and Security Committee oversight of the National Security Online Information Team.

The role and remit of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (the ISC) is set out in the Justice and Security Act 2013 and accompanying Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the Committee and the Prime Minister.

The ISC oversees the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of MI5, SIS, GCHQ, Defence Intelligence, the Joint Intelligence Organisation, the National Security Secretariat and Homeland Security Group.

The National Security and Online Information Team is already overseen by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee in the House of Commons and the Science and Technology Committee in the House of Lords. Consequently, there are no plans to grant the ISC additional oversight of NSOIT’s work.