Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (RAVEC) discussed the escorted policing protection to be given to Taylor Swift and her entourage at her concerts this year.

The first job of this Government is to ensure that the British people are safe and we make absolutely no apology to ensure our citizens are protected. As you would expect with events of this size in the capital, there would be meetings between the government, police and the mayor on planning to ensure events happen safely. But decisions on security arrangements are made by the police independent of politicians.

The government’s protective security system is rigorous and proportionate. It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.