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National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)

Joint committee · Select Active · established 13 January 2010

Current members
12
Formal meetings held
105
Meetings with attendance published
103
Mean member attendance
100.0%

Purpose

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy scrutinises the structures for Government decision-making on national security, particularly the role of the National Security Council and the National Security Adviser.

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Members

MemberPartyRoleSinceMeetingsAttendance
The Rt Hon. the Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom Member 27 January 2026 – n/a
The Rt Hon. the Lord Boateng Member 30 January 2025 – n/a
Derek Twigg Labour Member 2 December 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
The Lord Watts Member 30 January 2025 – n/a
Liam Byrne Labour Member 2 December 2024 43 / 43 100.0%
Emily Thornberry Labour Member 2 December 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
The Lord Tunnicliffe CBE Member 22 May 2025 – n/a
Bill Esterson Labour Member 2 December 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
Sir Gavin Williamson Conservative Member 30 June 2025 28 / 28 100.0%
Dame Karen Bradley Conservative Member 25 November 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
The Baroness Tyler of Enfield Member 5 September 2024 – n/a
The Baroness Kidron OBE Member 30 January 2025 – n/a
Sarah Champion Labour Member 2 December 2024 103 / 103 100.0%
Matt Western Labour Chair 17 December 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
The Rt Hon. the Lord Jack of Courance KBE DL Member 27 January 2026 – n/a
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Labour Member 2 December 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
The Lord Sedwill GCMG Member 30 January 2025 – n/a
The Lord Godson Member 27 January 2026 – n/a
Catherine Atkinson Labour Member 21 October 2026 1 / 1 100.0%
Mike Martin Liberal Democrat Member 13 November 2024 38 / 38 100.0%
Helen Maguire Liberal Democrat Member 7 September 2026 4 / 4 100.0%

Attendance counts only formal meetings for which Parliament published an attendance list while the member held a (non-alternate) role.

Member attendance compared

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) member attendanceAttendance percentage per current memberDerek TwiggDerek Twigg: 100.0%100.0%Liam ByrneLiam Byrne: 100.0%100.0%Emily ThornberryEmily Thornberry: 100.0%100.0%Bill EstersonBill Esterson: 100.0%100.0%Sir Gavin WilliamsonSir Gavin Williamson: 100.0%100.0%Dame Karen BradleyDame Karen Bradley: 100.0%100.0%Sarah ChampionSarah Champion: 100.0%100.0%Matt WesternMatt Western: 100.0%100.0%Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiMr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi: 100.0%100.0%Catherine AtkinsonCatherine Atkinson: 100.0%100.0%Mike MartinMike Martin: 100.0%100.0%Helen MaguireHelen Maguire: 100.0%100.0%

Former members (44)

Show former members and their attendance
  • Sir Julian Lewis 100.0% attendance
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord King of Bridgwater CH
  • The Lord Snape
  • Rt Hon Dame Margaret Beckett
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Robathan
  • Sir Edward Leigh 100.0% attendance
  • Yvette Cooper 100.0% attendance
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Hutton of Furness
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Reid of Cardowan
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Campbell of Pittenweem CH CBE KC FRSE
  • Mr Tobias Ellwood 100.0% attendance
  • Andy Slaughter 100.0% attendance
  • Dame Diana Johnson 100.0% attendance
  • Angus Brendan MacNeil 100.0% attendance
  • Sir Robert Neill 100.0% attendance
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Laming CBE DL
  • The Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG
  • The Lord Brennan KC
  • The Lord Harris of Haringey
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO
  • The Baroness Crawley
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
  • The Baroness Henig CBE
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG
  • Bob Stewart 100.0% attendance
  • Richard Graham 100.0% attendance
  • Stephen McPartland 100.0% attendance
  • The Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
  • The Lord Strasburger
  • The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC
  • The Rt Hon. the Lord Ashton of Hyde
  • The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE
  • The Baroness Hodgson of Abinger CBE
  • Tom Tugendhat 100.0% attendance
  • Sir Jeremy Quin 100.0% attendance
  • The Baroness Fall MBE
  • Robert Courts 100.0% attendance
  • Darren Jones 100.0% attendance
  • Alicia Kearns 100.0% attendance
  • Sarah Atherton 100.0% attendance
  • The Lord Sarfraz
  • The Viscount Stansgate
  • Edward Morello 100.0% attendance