Oral Question·Home Office
“What steps her Department is taking to prevent foreign interference in elections.”
Tabled: 23 July 2024Answered: 29 July 2024
Asked by
Melanie Ward
Labour — Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Home Department (Dan Jarvis)
It will always be a Government priority to protect our elections against foreign interference. Established processes are in place to protect the UK’s democratic integrity, including the National Security Act 2023, providing security services and our law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to tackle state threats. Last week, the Home Secretary and I convened the defending democracy taskforce to consider any issues arising from the election.