Question follow-through · 11671

Lord Walney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain Lord Walney as the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
31 Oct 2024
Answer
5 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to retain Lord Walney as the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption.

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Home Office is currently reviewing the role of the Independent Adviser on Political Violence and Disruption through the Counter-Extremism sprint.Any decisions arising from this review will be announced in the normal was in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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