Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government who attends the meetings of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.

The Taskforce is made up of Government departments, ministers, operational leaders, and senior officials and brings together HMG's work on defending democracy to ensure we take a whole-of-Government response to the threats we face.

Ministerial members are:

· Minister of Security - The Home Office

· Parliamentary Secretary - The Cabinet Office

· Minister for the Future Digital Economy and Online Safety - Department for Science Innovation & Technology

· Minister for Skills - Department for Education

· Minister for Media and Data - Department for Culture Media and Sport

· Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Minister for Homelessness and Democracy - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government