A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy. HM Goverment, October 2010

The Coalition Government has given national security the highest priority. One of the Government’s first acts was to create a National Security Council, bringing together all the senior ministers concerned, under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister. The National Security Council ensures a strategic and tightly coordinated approach across the whole of government to the risks and opportunities the country faces and gives strategic direction to the efforts of our Armed Forces in Afghanistan to help them succeed in their mission.