Written questions

Harassment: Public Service

Commons · Question 68245 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) help tackle online harassment and (b) improve protection for people in public life.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 22 Jul 2025

As Chair of the Defending Democracy Taskforce, I want to be clear: the harassment or intimidation of elected representatives - whether online or in person - is never acceptable. The work we are taking forward includes working across Government with the po...