Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of UK intelligence services' overseas operations in addressing security threats to the UK; and what steps they will take to further enhance intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities.

It is a long standing policy of successive British Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has statutory oversight of the UK Intelligence Community, they oversee and report on the policy, expenditure and administration of the UK Intelligence Community. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the UK Intelligence Community for their continued work in keeping the UK safe.