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date	13/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle state threats to (a) national and (b) economic security.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review and Refresh, the Government is committed to strengthening the UK's defences against state threats. The Home Office has an important role in the cross-government response. Through the National Security Act 2023, we have brought together vital new measures to protect our national security, which will enable our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter, detect and disrupt the full range of modern-day state threats.</p><p>I also lead the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from threats of foreign interference.</p><p>The Home Office also plays an active role in all aspects of protecting the UK’s economic security, including contributing to relevant National Security and Investment Act work which gives the government powers to scrutinise and intervene in business transactions, to protect national security, while providing businesses and investors with the certainty and transparency they need to do business in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 21/05/2024 16:01:29 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1687755

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects the next Annual Threat Update from the Director General of MI5.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	13337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>MI5 assesses, investigates and works to disrupt threats to UK national security. The Director General of MI5 makes public statements, including on the changing threat picture, when he judges it necessary to do so.</p><p>He last spoke publicly in October 2023, details of which are available on MI5's website (www.mi5.gov.uk). When the Director General next provides public update, the details will also be available on MI5's website.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 05/03/2024 12:17:54 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1672423

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle hostile state activity.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has an important role in the cross-government response to state threats. Through the National Security Act 2023, we have brought together vital new measures to protect our national security, which will enable our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter, detect and disrupt the full range of modern-day state threats.</p><p>I also lead the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK from threats of foreign interference</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 29/11/2023 17:55:40 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena