Jim Shannon

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

Speaking in the House of Commons on 28 October 2026

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Q4. I wish the Prime Minister well on a personal level—may God bless him in what he does. On Monday 19 October, a calculated cyber-campaign targeted our most vulnerable with a co-ordinated hoax email threatening that explosive devices had been sent to up to 300 schools across Northern Ireland, and hundreds more in Scotland. That vile communication explicitly referenced Islamic terror and “Allahu Akbar”. The intense panic, fear and distress inflicted on thousands of young children and their parents were entirely real. Will the Prime Minister please outline what specific measures our security forces and services are taking to trace the source of those digital threats, which police indicate originated from outside the United Kingdom? Furthermore, what active steps have the Government taken to protect our schools, harden our cyber-defences, and ensure that our children and grandchildren are kept safe from the looming threat of radicalised terrorism?

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