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HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his important points. Immediate steps are being taken by the Metropolitan police, because it is vital that there is that presence, reassurance…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI know that the hon. Member will understand that, given that there is a live counter-terrorism police operation under way, it would not be appropriate for me to speculate about…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI completely understand that many members of the Jewish community are living their lives under the threat of the kind of activities that we saw this morning, but I hope that…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHatzola Ambulance AttackI completely agree with the right hon. Member. It is beyond abhorrent that anyone would seek to target ambulances providing an extremely important and valuable public service in…23 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI agree with my hon. Friend. I can tell him that the director general of MI5 and I recently met the chief executives of political parties to discuss these matters.12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am concerned to hear about what happened to the hon. Gentleman back in 2019. He makes an important and reasonable case, and I think the majority of the Members of this House…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI thank the right hon. Member again for the work that he did. He is right to raise the important contribution that the then Cabinet Secretary, now Lord Case, made in setting up…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy hon. Friend is a great constituency MP, and it is profoundly concerning to me, and I am sure to other Members who have been in this place for a number of years, to hear about…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy hon. Friend is right to raise her concerns in the way that she has done. Hopefully, she will have heard my earlier remarks, which respond to her specific point. We are working…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceLet me join the shadow Minister in expressing what I am sure are our collective thanks to Mr Speaker, all the Deputy Speakers and to all the staff in this House for the important…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, as I always am, and I am also grateful to the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland for their attendance at the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am grateful to the hon. Member for the approach that he has taken. I assure him that through the defending democracy taskforce, and working with the intelligence services,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI had a very constructive meeting with colleagues from the Scottish Government yesterday, and I appreciate their attendance at the meeting. The hon. Lady is absolutely right to…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am very sorry to hear about what happened to my hon. Friend. She is right to refer to the work that we are doing. We are strengthening the law in order to provide additional…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the important work she does on the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, and for the points she has raised. She is absolutely…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThe hon. Member makes some really important points, and I pay tribute to the extraordinary work conducted by our intelligence services and counter-terrorism police. By its nature,…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his constructive tone. I am also very concerned to hear about the threats that he has faced. As he knows, if he thinks any further…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI was very concerned to hear about that recent incident. Under those very difficult circumstances, my hon. Friend did exactly the right thing, but he should not have had to deal…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy hon. Friend is right to make that point. While of course there is an important role for DSIT, I assure him that lots of other Departments are actively involved in that work as…12 Mar 2026HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceThank you for your statement, Mr Speaker. With permission, I will make a statement on the work the Government are leading to defend our democracy and those who serve within it,…12 Mar 2026