Question follow-through · 102979

Non-governmental Organisations: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the Department's standard response and protocol to responding to Governments which have de-registered UK funded NGOs.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
7 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the Department's standard response and protocol to responding to Governments which have de-registered UK funded NGOs.

  2. 7 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Our responses will vary depending on the circumstances of each case. The UK supports open and inclusive civic space and an enabling operating environment for civil society globally. In terms of the recent threat to deregister NGOs operating in Gaza, I ref...

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