Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 40913

National Security Adviser

Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the National Security Adviser being appointed as a special adviser on (a) the effectiveness and (b) parliamentary scrutiny of that role.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Special Advisers are accountable to Ministers who in turn are accountable to Parliament.