Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the level of intimidation experienced by candidates during the general election in 2024.

Intimidation and abuse of those participating in public life has no place in our society and cannot be tolerated.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary have already hosted a roundtable to discuss the unacceptable intimidation and abuse directed towards candidates and campaigners during the recent General Election.

There is work going on across Government to understand what happened and why, and what more we can do to prevent this type of behaviour from taking place.