Speeches by Jarvis.

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who makes some really important points. I join him in thanking Mr Speaker, the Deputy Speakers and all the Speaker’s Office for the work they do with the Parliamentary Security Department in ensuring that all Members of the House are safe and secure. The Speaker’s Conference into these …”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member, as I always am, for the sensible and reasonable way in which she framed her remarks. She is absolutely right. Incitement to violence is utterly unacceptable in any context, and it is completely unacceptable in the context of Members of this House and other elected politicians. That is …”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. He is absolutely right about the comments that have been made; we unreservedly condemn them. He makes a point that I want to raise about the importance of the way in which we work co-operatively and collaboratively across the House. I chair the defending democracy taskf…”

“I am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for his remarks. He is right that when a threat is made to a Member of this House or anyone who serves in elected office it is an attack not just on that individual but on our democracy. That is precisely why this Government have placed, as the last Government did, so much emp…”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the remarks he has made, and not just today but previously. I totally agree; he is absolutely right that words have consequences. All of us, both in and outside this House, should treat others with respect and dignity. I join my hon. Friend in condemning the words that have been used…”

“If the right hon. Gentleman can be patient, he will hear the entirety of my response. It is not for Government Ministers to say who is going to appear at Glastonbury; it is for the organisers of the festival. As I have said, there is a live police investigation ongoing, so the Government urge the organisers of Glastonb…”

“I am genuinely grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this matter, because it provides us with an opportunity to discuss these issues, which is something I have been keen to do for some time. Let me gently say to him that he mentioned the name of the band on a number of occasions. I deliberately did …”

“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his urgent question. Let us never forget that we lost two Members of this House, Jo Cox and Sir David Amess, in tragic circumstances. Both Jo and Sir David were passionate advocates for their constituents, and they cared deeply about a range of issues and embodied the finest democra…”

“I agree with those points. There should be consensus that the intimidation and harassment that people experienced back in July 2024, and in the run-up to the general election, should not be experienced in the future. The overriding mission of the Defending Democracy Taskforce is to ensure that in the future these kinds…”

“It would definitely be worth hearing from Mr Hipgrave, who was an integral part of the response in a way that we were not, because we were in opposition over that period. By way of introduction, though, the 2024 general election demonstrated more positively some of the great strengths of our democratic traditions. In i…”

“As I mentioned, I am the chair of the Defending Democracy Taskforce. That means that I am responsible for convening Ministers right across Government to ensure that we drive forward a whole-of-Government response to the full range of threats that we face to our democracy. The Defending Democracy Taskforce is now co-ord…”

“Good afternoon. I am Dan Jarvis, the Security Minister. I am also chair of the Defending Democracy Taskforce.”

“I will add a couple of points. We have already discussed thresholds and we are looking very carefully at them as part of the taskforce. We have addressed the point about the consistency of the police response. There are also some issues around evidence gathering. Speaking in my capacity as a local Member of Parliament,…”

“Very briefly, I completely agree with the point you have made. There is an absolute commitment from Government to raise awareness. It is no critique of the previous Prime Minister to say that the general election was called earlier than most people expected. While I am not able to confirm the precise sequencing of the …”

“We will check the specific point you make about recording. In more general terms, that is a very good and constructive challenge. We will look very carefully at the examples that you have laid out. Minister Ali gave a very comprehensive response, and there is not much that I can add, other than to say, in response to t…”

“Before we do, could I respond, Mr Speaker, to your point about activity that takes place at either Members’ or candidates’ home addresses? As you know, there have been a number of completely unacceptable incidents where activity has taken place at somebody’s home address. I have written to chief constables, reminding t…”

“The hon. Lady asked a number of questions, and I will endeavour to respond to all of them, but if I do not, I will certainly come back to her outside of the Chamber. She asked a number of questions about ongoing activity across Government, and she referenced the China audit, as well as the strategic defence review. I k…”

“My hon. Friend makes an important point. Often where the rubber hits the road is the incredibly important work done by police officers on the beat, and I pay tribute to them and their service. It is important that we ensure as a Government that all police forces are ensuring that those police officers out and about in …”

“To begin on what I hope will be a point of consensus, I am grateful to the shadow Home Secretary for the gratitude he expressed in general terms for the progression of this scheme. I certainly hope that there is cross-party agreement about the importance of this new tool, and I am very grateful for his support. I am al…”

“With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the foreign influence registration scheme. FIRS is a fundamental component of the National Security Act 2023, which was a response to the evolving threat of hostile activity from states targeting the UK. Parts 1 to 3 of the Act came into force in Decembe…”