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The Rt Hon. Maria Eagle MP (from 10 February 2022)

The Rt Hon. Sir John Hayes CBE MP

The Rt Hon. Stewart Hosie MP (until 14 December 2022)

The Rt Hon. Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP (until 14 January 2022)

The Rt Hon. Kevan Jones MP

Owen Thompson MP (from 7 February 2023)

The Rt Hon. Mark Pritchard MP (until 22 January 2022)

Colonel The Rt Hon. Bob Stewart DSO MP

The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP

Admiral The Rt Hon. Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC

The Rt Hon. Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP (from 9 February 2022)

The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) is a statutory committee of Parliament that has responsibility for oversight of the UK Intelligence Community. The Committee was originally established by the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and was reformed, and its powers reinforced, by the Justice and Security Act 2013.

The Committee oversees the intelligence and security activities of the Agencies, including the policies, expenditure, administration and operations of MI5 (the Security Service), MI6 (the Secret Intelligence Service or SIS) and GCHQ (the Government Communications Headquarters). The Committee also scrutinises the work of other parts of the Intelligence Community, including the Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) and the National Security Secretariat (NSS) in the Cabinet Office; Defence Intelligence (DI) in the Ministry of Defence; and Homeland Security Group in the Home Office.

The Committee consists of nine Members drawn from both Houses of Parliament. Members are appointed by the Houses of Parliament, having been nominated by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition. The Chair of the Committee is elected by its Members.