Speeches by Jarvis.

“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 certainly agree with the right hon. Gentleman with regard to there being no excuse whatsoever for these remarks. I know that he will understand the limitations placed on me with regard to what is an ongoing live investigation by the police, but the words that he has used are entirely reasonable and appropriate. With …”

“I can give the hon. Member that reassurance. The words we have heard are chilling anywhere, in any corner of this United Kingdom, but I completely understand the point he makes and the particular significance they will have in his constituency and his part of the world, so I can give him the reassurances he seeks.”

“I agree with the sentiment expressed by the right hon. Gentleman. On the issue of the money, that is something the Secretary of State will be looking closely at.”

“As the hon. Member may be aware, I am—not to the same extent as herself—intimately familiar with the connotations of the name from my previous professional experience, so I completely understand why she has made the point in the way that she has. Let me undertake to go away and think more specifically about the points …”

“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 was not intending to attend myself. Let me reflect on the question, not least because I am not responsible for other Ministers’ diaries. However, as I have said previously, I am sure—I am certainly hopeful— that the organisers of Glastonbury will be listening to the contributions that have been made and will reflect …”

“The hon. Member makes an entirely reasonable and legitimate point about the public funding. I say again that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is reviewing the scheme, and I am sure that she will have more to say about it in the not-too-distant future.”

“I am grateful for and completely understand the points the hon. Member made, which he made in a fair, reasonable way. I give him that commitment to come back and update the House. I give him my personal assurance of the importance that I attach to these matters. I chair the defending democracy taskforce. I have persona…”

“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.”

“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.”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There can never, ever be any excuse for these kinds of words. This is not about free speech or artistic licence; it is about incitement. He is absolutely right to frame his question in the way that he has, and I can give him an assurance of the seriousness with which we take these ma…”

“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…”

“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,…”