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	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Defending Democracy Taskforce
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including a representative of the Electoral Commission on the defending democracy taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	12129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Defending Democracy Taskforce is an enduring government function which seeks to protect the democratic integrity of the UK by reducing the threat of foreign interference.</p><p>It is a cross-departmental and inter-agency initiative and has been engaging, and will continue to engage, with the Electoral Commission as a key partner and the independent body in ensuring safe and secure elections. This engagement is at Ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 06/02/2024 14:20:57 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1685515

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2023 to Question 7211 on Fire and Rescue Services Finance, what Barnett consequentials arise as a result of additional funding support for Fire and Rescue Authorities in England.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	11830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Barnett formula applies to all increases or decreases to Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL), including when budgets change in relation to funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Fire and Rescue Authorities in England receive funding through the Local Government Finance Settlement. Part of this funding comes from DEL agreed at the Spending Review and the Barnett formula has been applied in the usual way. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Funding is raised through council tax precepts, which is council tax funding ring-fenced for Fire and Rescue Authorities. The Barnett formula does not apply to spending financed by council tax.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 06/02/2024 17:54:45 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1685570

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Bangladesh
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 8779 on Artificial Intelligence: Elections, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the use of deepfakes during recent elections in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	11831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>We noted the results of the Bangladesh Election on 7 January. As democratic elections depend on credible, open, and fair competition, we are concerned by the reported use of deepfakes and AI generated disinformation to undermine the democratic process in Bangladesh. The UK Government works continuously to understand, assess and address the risks presented by emerging and critical technologies. In the lead up to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit, a suite of products was published by the Government to help inform the public and Summit participants of our assessment of the risks and opportunities associated with the use of AI.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 06/02/2024 17:30:20 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day