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Defending Democracy Taskforce: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 63529

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2025 to Question 61724 on Defending Democracy Taskforce: Northern Ireland, whether she plans to hold meetings in Northern Ireland in 2025.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

Meetings of the Taskforce are attended by Ministers and senior officials from multiple Government departments and have to date taken place in secure Government premises within the Whitehall estate.

There are currently no plans for the Taskforce to meet in Northern Ireland. However, meetings of the Taskforce are complemented by official led engagement with Devolved Governments including Northern Ireland.

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