Question follow-through · 118592
Hacking: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of social media account hacking to public office holders.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk of social media account hacking to public office holders.
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Defending Democracy Taskforce, chaired by the Security Minister, works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Westminster Parliamentary authorities, and Devolved Partners to help protect public office holders against the risk of cyber...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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