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<p>As the Government set out in the Integrated Review, it will be essential to take
a whole-of-society approach to resilience across the United Kingdom.</p><p>The taskforce
announced by the Minister for Security earlier this week will drive forward work to
defend the democratic integrity of our country. It will work with Parliament, political
parties, government departments, the security and intelligence agencies, the devolved
Administrations and private sector to better protect our freedoms and institutions
from a range of threats.</p><p>I am not able to comment on the exact parameters or
scope of the taskforce at this point, but I can assure Lord Rennard that work is taking
place within Departments at pace to define exactly these points.</p><p>In addition,
national security is a priority for this Government, and there are already numerous
workstreams underway to add resilience and robustness to our democracy, including
the Defending Democracy programme established in 2019 and the National Security Bill.</p>
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