Alleged Spying Case: Home Office Involvement

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Gregory Stafford
Monday 20th October 2025

(3 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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I have done my very best to provide the clarity that hon. Members are asking for. There is, of course, still an unanswered question about the position of the previous Government. The Prime Minister put that point to the Leader of the Opposition last week, and there are a number of former Government Ministers in the Chamber—perhaps they could tell us the answer.

Gregory Stafford Portrait Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon) (Con)
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I am going to give the Minister a fifth chance to answer. Did the Home Secretary make representations when she discovered that the case was about to collapse—yes or no?

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis
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I have given the House the response—[Interruption.]

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Dan Jarvis and Gregory Stafford
Monday 25th November 2024

(10 months, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gregory Stafford Portrait Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon) (Con)
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T4. Transnational repression by Iran, China, Russia and other unfriendly nations continues to be writ large on diaspora populations in this country. What is the Government’s strategy on transnational repression, and will the Home Secretary reintroduce the last Government’s defending democracy taskforce to monitor incidence?

Dan Jarvis Portrait The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)
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The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The taskforce is examining closely the threats that he raises, and we shall have more to say about that shortly.