Question follow-through · 18650

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure that organisations in the UK which may be acting at the direction of the Russian state or Russian state-controlled entities, such as the Russian Orthodox Church, a

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure that organisations in the UK which may be acting at the direction of the Russian state or Russian state-controlled entities, such as the Russian Orthodox Church, a

  2. 16 Jul 2026

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government remains alert to the risk that foreign states may seek to use a range of organisations (including religious and cultural centres), proxies and influence networks, to advance their objectives in the UK.The Foreign Influence Registration Sche...

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