{"value":{"id":1601721,"memberId":4284,"member":null,"memberRole":"Minister of State","uin":"HLWS594","dateMade":"2023-03-07T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":53,"answeringBodyName":"Cabinet Office","title":"Security and Intelligence Agencies - Contingencies Fund Advance","text":"<p>My Hon. Friend the Parliamentary Sectretary, Alex Burghart MP, has today made the following statement:</p><p>The Security and Intelligence Agencies have presented a Supplementary Estimate for approval to Parliament in the Central Government Supply Estimates booklet (HC 1133, published on 21 February). Full details can be found on <a href=\"http://www.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk</a>. As it will be some time before the associated legislation receives Royal Assent, the Agencies are seeking an advance from the Contingencies Fund in order to meet contractual commitments.</p><p>Parliamentary approval for additional resource of £140,017,000 has been sought in a Supplementary Estimate for the Security and Intelligence Agencies. Pending that approval, urgent expenditure estimated at £140,017,000 will be met by repayable cash advances from the Contingencies Fund.</p><p>As the Security and Intelligence Agencies are non-ministerial departments, I am making this statement on behalf of their Accounting Officer to ensure that Parliament is informed of this advance from the Contingencies Fund.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":1601714,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2023-03-07T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/1601721","method":"GET"}]}