Question follow-through · 105450
Politics and Government: Disinformation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the European Union on the use of disinformation by states to interfere in (a) political processes and (
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the European Union on the use of disinformation by states to interfere in (a) political processes and (
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2026
Answer published
In her speech on 9 December 2025 marking the centenary of the Locarno Treaty, the Foreign Secretary spoke at length about the rising threat from information warfare, designed to create division and undermine democracy in societies like ours. We are workin...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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