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

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since July 2024 to prevent (1) Russia, (2) China and (3) the United States of America, from interfering in future UK general elections.

We are committed to ensuring we have robust systems in place to defend the UK from foreign interference in UK democratic processes.

The Government has renewed the mandate of the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which brings together Government Ministers, representatives from law enforcement and the intelligence community, to coordinate work to protect UK political parties, elected officials and electoral infrastructure.

We continue to steer robust implementation of the National Security Act, introduced in 2023 to address evolving state threats to national security, including a new foreign interference offence.

The Government has operationalised the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, introduced under the National Security Act 2023. The scheme encourages transparency, deters harmful covert state threat activity and increases opportunity for earlier disruptions.

The Government has also published a new strategy for modern, secure and inclusive elections. This will strengthen oversight and safeguards against known and emerging threats, including foreign interference through covert political funding.