Question follow-through · 23614

Subversion: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help deter Russian interference in democratic processes in the UK.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 13 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 15 Jan 2025
Answer: 21 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help deter Russian interference in democratic processes in the UK.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2025
Answer published
Protecting the integrity and security of UK democratic processes from threats of foreign interference is a priority across government.The National Security Act 2023 provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools and powers they...

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