Written questions

Elections: Social Media

Commons · Question 87938 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of allegations of foreign interference in recent elections in Romania and Germany through social media;

Answer

Answered by Samantha Dixon, 17 Nov 2025

The Government takes any attempts to intervene in democratic processes very seriously. It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes, including from foreign interference. The Defending Democracy Taskforc...