Democratic Processes Foreign Interference 2025-03-06
2025-03-06
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Q1
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Context
The question arises in the context of ongoing concerns over foreign interference and cyber-attacks on election infrastructure. The defender democracy taskforce has been established to address these issues.
What steps he is taking to ensure the security of democratic processes from foreign interference?
It is an absolute priority to protect the UK’s democratic processes from foreign interference. The defending democracy taskforce has been set up to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from such interference. The Prime Minister recently reconfirmed its mandate, and the Security Minister chaired a meeting of the taskforce last week.
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The answer did not provide specific steps or actions taken by the government other than mentioning the existence of the defending democracy taskforce.
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Q2
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The question builds on the previous discussion about foreign interference in democratic processes. The questioner specifically addresses concerns over election infrastructure security.
As well as addressing foreign interference, will the Minister update us on how we can protect our own election infrastructure to safeguard against misinformation, voter suppression and cyber-attacks?
We had some earlier exchanges about cyber-attacks. It is important that our democratic processes uphold their integrity and that people who take part in our elections exercise their choice freely and without external interference in the process. The Government are dedicated to ensuring that that happens.
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The answer did not provide specific updates or steps related to securing election infrastructure; instead, it restated a commitment to upholding democratic integrity.
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