Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 19 October 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Justice and Security Green Paper.

Justice and Security Green Paper

We clearly need some form of closed material procedure, if only to deal with the counter-intelligence threat, which is very strong at the moment, from countries such as Russia, but may I urge the Lord Chancellor to look at whether the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee could not, as is the case with the Public Accounts Committee, always be a member of the Opposition? The Member who currently holds the post could perfectly well have held it when we were in power, so would it not make greater sense for the Chair to be a member of the Opposition?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 533 c908
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Counter-terrorism Courts Evidence Intelligence services Internet Intelligence and Security Committee National security Security Trials Intelligence Services Commissioner Interception of Communications Commissioner
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Justice and Security Green Paper

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