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Written question asked by Lord Tyler (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 16 March 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 March 2020. It was answered by Lord True (Conservative) on Monday, 30 March 2020 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Elections: Subversion

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the responses by Earl Howe on 29 January (HL Deb, col 1438) and 12 February (HL Deb, col 2264) and reports that they have changed their public position as to whether there have been successful examples of Russian disinformation affecting elections in the UK, what recent assessment they have made of evidence of Russian interference in the (1) 2016 EU referendum, (2) 2017 General Election, and (3) 2019 General Election.

Answer

It is and always will be an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes. As previously stated, the government examines all aspects of the electoral process following an election, including foreign interference. That work is ongoing following the December 2019 General Election.

The Government saw no evidence of successful interference in the 2016 EU referendum or the 2017 General Election.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2667
Session
2019-21
Related items
Referendums
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Oral answers to questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Referendums UK membership of EU Russia Subversion General Election 2017 Disinformation General Election 2019
Link
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