Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Home Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Dowd Excerpts
Monday 15th September 2025

(3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Shabana Mahmood Portrait Shabana Mahmood
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On the subject of brass neck, I will have to buy the shadow Home Secretary a mirror, so that he can stare at one. As I said, I will not take any lessons from him or any Conservative. This Government have got removals up to 35,000, got asylum decisions moving again, and struck an historic agreement with France. We are working with our partners in France to get flights off the ground.

Peter Dowd Portrait Peter Dowd (Bootle) (Lab)
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T5. Will the Minister give an update on the work of the defending democracy taskforce, please?

Dan Jarvis Portrait The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the question, because the targeted intimidation and harassment of elected representatives is completely unacceptable. The defending democracy taskforce works to ensure the safety and security of all electoral processes and democratic institutions, and to strengthen democratic society. We are conducting a review of the harassment and intimidation faced by elected representatives. The taskforce has also concluded a review of transnational repression, and we have updated Parliament on that. I hope this will be a shared endeavour, right across the House.