Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 20828
National Security Adviser
Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 27 December 2024
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new National Security Adviser can direct civil servants; and for what reason he was appointed as a special adviser.
Answer
Georgia GouldIn line with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, special advisers cannot manage civil servants.