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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Monday, 19 October 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 October 2026 (named day). It was answered by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Thursday, 22 October 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Defending Democracy Taskforce

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026 to Question 34739, on how many occasions officials from the Northern Ireland Executive attended in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

Answer

We do not comment on the attendance of officials at individual Taskforce meetings, however officials from the Northern Ireland Executive are not standing members of the Taskforce.

Officials from the Taskforce and member departments such as the Joint Election Security Preparedness Unit regularly engage with the Northern Ireland Executive on relevant topics. The Taskforce will continue to do so as we approach the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections next year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36110
Session
2026-27
Related items
Defending Democracy Taskforce
Monday, 19 October 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Northern Ireland Executive Defending Democracy Taskforce
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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