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Oppression

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk posed by foreign-state bounties and wanted notices against UK residents; and what steps are being taken to deter and prosecute any person in the UK seeking to

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 11 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 23 Feb 2026
Answer: 24 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the risk posed by foreign-state bounties and wanted notices against UK residents; and what steps are being taken to deter and prosecute any person in the UK seeking to
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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24 Feb 2026
Answer published
The first duty of this Government is to keep the country safe. Any attempt by any foreign state to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will never be tolerated.The police and intelligence services have mature mechanisms to continually assess p...

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