Speeches by Jarvis.

“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…”

“Yes, I agree. I was in Wales recently where I discussed these matters with the First Minister. As I mentioned earlier, it is very much the Government’s intention that our approach and response is not just conducted at the UK Government national level, but is wired through local authorities and the devolved Assemblies. …”

“I am grateful to the hon. Member for the point he has raised. All public bodies have an absolute responsibility to ensure that taxpayers’ money is spent in an appropriate way. I will take away the comments he has made and reflect on them, and I am happy to correspond with him further about them.”

“My hon. Friend made two really important points. I completely agree with his remarks at the beginning of his question. He is also absolutely right to raise concerns about the chilling effect that there could well be on our democracy. I am sure that all of us in this place know exceptional people who, for reasons that w…”

“I agree with the right hon. Gentleman on both counts.”

“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 …”

“As the hon. Member will understand, these public funds have not been allocated via my Department, so I will look carefully at the points he has made. As I said earlier, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is looking carefully and reviewing this scheme. However, as I have just said to the hon. Member for…”

“The police and the Crown Prosecution Service have a difficult job to do in general terms, and I am determined not to make it more difficult in these circumstances. The hon. and learned Gentleman’s second point is reasonable; I will reflect on it and come back to him.”

“Incitement to violence is completely unacceptable and there is never an excuse for it. The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to mention the former Members of this House who lost their life serving their constituents and our country. I underline again the Government’s commitment and determination to ensure that a…”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that, and he is absolutely right to refer to all the plaques in this Chamber. We think about all those who have lost their life serving our country. The right hon. Gentleman may be aware that I was in Northern Ireland recently, where I met the Justice Minister to discuss th…”

“He says that he did not receive the letter. Let me say therefore that I would, of course, be very happy to meet him, and I am keen to do that as quickly as possible.”

“I agree with my hon. Friend about words having consequences; he is absolutely right about that. He is also absolutely right that we all have a duty in this House to do everything that we possibly can to conduct our politics in a responsible and reasonable way, as do others. He mentioned Glastonbury; and I am grateful t…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”

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