Asked by: Peter Swallow (Labour - Bracknell)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect democratic processes from foreign interference.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Protecting UK democratic processes from foreign interference is a top priority for the Government.
The Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit coordinates work across government to respond to a range of threats to elections, including foreign interference.
We are implementing our Counter Political Interference and Espionage Action Plan to harden UK politics against foreign interference, and the Rycroft review into foreign financial interference in UK politics is underway.