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National Security: Departmental Responsibilities

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 2 December 2025UIN 93046

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to appoint a Minister for Homeland Security.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

Overall responsibility for national resilience, national security and cross-government coordination sits with the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office. In addition, the Security Minister’s role is now split across the Cabinet Office and the Home Office, the purpose of which is to improve coordination across Government on national security. The Government's priorities for these areas are detailed in the Resilience Action Plan and the National Security Strategy.

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