New Cabinet Committees announced

Cabinet Committees* have been updated as follows.

National Security Council

Prime Minister (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice (Deputy Chair)

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary of State for the Home Department

Secretary of State for Defence

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Attorney General

Minister of State (Minister for Security)

Minister of State (Minister for Development and Africa)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to national security, foreign policy, defence, trade strategy, international relations, development, resilience and resource security.

National Security Council (Nuclear Deterrence and Security)

Prime Minister (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary of State for the Home Department

Secretary of State for Defence

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to nuclear deterrence and security.

National Security Council (Europe)

Prime Minister (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Deputy Chair)

Attorney General

Terms of Reference

To consider matters of foreign policy and trade in relation to Europe.

Where matters relate to Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland would attend.

National Security Council (Resilience)

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for the Home Department Secretary of State for Defence

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General

Terms of Reference

To consider issues relating to resilience.

Other Ministers will be invited according to the agenda.

National Science and Technology Council

Prime Minister (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary of State for the Home Department

Secretary of State for Defence

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Deputy Chair)

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Deputy Chair) Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities

Secretary of State for Education

Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to strategic advantage through science and technology, and ensure R&D spend is managed effectively in accordance with plans and with impacts evaluated.

Domestic and Economic Affairs

Prime Minister (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Chancellor of the Exchequer (Deputy Chair)

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Deputy Chair)

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to the economy and to home affairs.

Other Ministers will be invited according to the agenda.

Domestic and Economic Affairs (Union)

Prime Minister (Chair)

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Deputy Chair)

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Deputy Chair)

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Wales

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to the Union of the United Kingdom.

Domestic and Economic Affairs (Energy, Climate and Net Zero)

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (Chair)

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Deputy Chair) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary of State for Transport

Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to energy, and to the delivery of the United Kingdom’s domestic and international climate strategy.

Parliamentary Business and Legislation

Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons (Chair) Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Wales

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Attorney General

Advocate General for Scotland

Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office

Terms of Reference

To consider matters relating to the Government’s parliamentary business and delivery of its legislative programme.

Home Affairs Committee

Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair)

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice Secretary of State for the Home Department

Secretary of State for Defence

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords

Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Secretary of State for Education Secretary of State for Transport

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio), and Party Chair Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Wales Chief Secretary to the Treasury Attorney General

Terms of Reference

To support collective agreement of matters relating to the implementation and delivery of domestic and economic policy.

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* Cabinet and Cabinet Committees are groups of ministers that can take collective decisions that are binding across government. The Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in government, dealing with the big issues of the day and the government’s overall strategy. Cabinet Committees reduce the burden on Cabinet by enabling collective decisions to be taken by a smaller group of ministers. The composition and terms of reference of Cabinet Committees are a matter for the Prime Minister.