Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question HL1634 on Royal and VIP Executive Committee, who represents (a) her Department, (b) the Cabinet Office and (c) the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures.

The terms of reference for the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) agreed in 2021 set out the Committee’s membership, which includes the Home Office, Cabinet Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

These departments are represented in the Committee by:

• A senior official in the Homeland Security Group who represents the Home Office.
• A senior official in the National Security Secretariat who represents the Cabinet Office.
• A senior official in the Protocol Directorate who represents the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.