I am grateful to my noble friend; he is, quite rightly, in an expansive mode. Does he agree that Mr Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, is a dedicated public servant and is a successful head of the Security Service, and that the Security Service is a complex team that...

I am grateful to my noble friend; he is, quite rightly, in an expansive mode. Does he agree that Mr Jonathan Evans, the head of MI5, is a dedicated public servant and is a successful head of the Security Service, and that the Security Service is a complex team that...

I was absolutely spot on at the start when I predicted that we would have a very well informed and comprehensive debate. I am pleased to say that I can be very brief in my reply, mainly because the Minister has answered all the awkward questions, for which I am...

I was absolutely spot on at the start when I predicted that we would have a very well informed and comprehensive debate. I am pleased to say that I can be very brief in my reply, mainly because the Minister has answered all the awkward questions, for which I am...

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2007—08.

That the Grand Committee do report to the House that it has considered the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2007—08.

I have had the great privilege of representing your Lordships’ House on the Intelligence and Security Committee since 2007. This is, however, the first opportunity that we have had—and that I have had on behalf of the committee—to report on its work to the House in a Grand Committee debate...

I have had the great privilege of representing your Lordships’ House on the Intelligence and Security Committee since 2007. This is, however, the first opportunity that we have had—and that I have had on behalf of the committee—to report on its work to the House in a Grand Committee debate...

Lords debate on motion to consider the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2007-08 (Cm 7542). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to consider the Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2007-08 (Cm 7542). Agreed to on question.

This afternoon we are debating what is, compared with some of its earlier reports, one of the more detailed and informative reports that the Intelligence and Security Committee has produced. I follow others in the Committee in congratulating the committee on its work. I need no convincing that the committee...

This afternoon we are debating what is, compared with some of its earlier reports, one of the more detailed and informative reports that the Intelligence and Security Committee has produced. I follow others in the Committee in congratulating the committee on its work. I need no convincing that the committee...

I agree with everything that my noble friend has said and I shall elaborate further on that later in my speech. As my noble friend Lord Jones knows, the Intelligence and Security Committee has as its statutory duty a remit to examine the administration, policy and finance of the UK’s...

I agree with everything that my noble friend has said and I shall elaborate further on that later in my speech. As my noble friend Lord Jones knows, the Intelligence and Security Committee has as its statutory duty a remit to examine the administration, policy and finance of the UK’s...

I congratulate the committee on its hard work and on the production of this report, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, on the way he has presented it to us today. It is clear that the committee was not asterisked out, and I do not regard this as...

I congratulate the committee on its hard work and on the production of this report, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, on the way he has presented it to us today. It is clear that the committee was not asterisked out, and I do not regard this as...

I should declare an interest in that the report covers some of the time that I was director-general. I did not retire until April 2007. I am not entirely certain, therefore, whether it is proper for me, rather unexpectedly, to be in the position of responding to a report which...

I should declare an interest in that the report covers some of the time that I was director-general. I did not retire until April 2007. I am not entirely certain, therefore, whether it is proper for me, rather unexpectedly, to be in the position of responding to a report which...

I must begin with a profound apology. I have read and written about the wrong report. I read Could 7/7 Have Been Prevented? with great care, but I have only just been able to read the major report that we are considering today. So I deeply apologise. My comments will...

I must begin with a profound apology. I have read and written about the wrong report. I read Could 7/7 Have Been Prevented? with great care, but I have only just been able to read the major report that we are considering today. So I deeply apologise. My comments will...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in this debate. I am sure that we all join together in welcoming the reforms. Noble Lords have not touched on this matter, but we are debating the report for the first time in the House of Lords and that is...

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in this debate. I am sure that we all join together in welcoming the reforms. Noble Lords have not touched on this matter, but we are debating the report for the first time in the House of Lords and that is...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement follows on from the one that I made on 13 December 2007 (Official Report, col. WS 55). I am pleased to announce the approval of the plan...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement follows on from the one that I made on 13 December 2007 (Official Report, col. WS 55). I am pleased to announce the approval of the plan...

This statement follows on from the one that I made on 13 December 2007, Official Report, column WS55. I am pleased to announce the approval of the plan to collocate intelligence facilities at RAF Wyton under the Programme to Rationalise and Integrate the Defence Intelligence Estate, known as PRIDE. PRIDE...

This statement follows on from the one that I made on 13 December 2007, Official Report, column WS55. I am pleased to announce the approval of the plan to collocate intelligence facilities at RAF Wyton under the Programme to Rationalise and Integrate the Defence Intelligence Estate, known as PRIDE. PRIDE...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff the Defence Intelligence Staff employed in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) civilian staff and (b) service; and what the projected numbers for the next five years are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff the Defence Intelligence Staff employed in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) civilian staff and (b) service; and what the projected numbers for the next five years are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the size of the Defence Intelligence Staff was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the size of the Defence Intelligence Staff was in each year since 1997.