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Intelligence and Security Committee: Finance

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 8050

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 119907 on Intelligence and Security Committee: Finance, what the value is of the increase in budgeting and resourcing; and in which financial year it will commence.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Following a formal request from the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) Chair, Lord Beamish, the ISC baseline budget for the 2025/26 financial year was increased to £2.5 million to enable the secretariat to expand toward a target headcount of 30 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff.

To ensure the ongoing viability of this expansion, a further budgetary uplift has been agreed for the 2026/27 financial year.

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