Written Question·Home Office·UIN 18649

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Russia

Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National PartyDundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential risk that Russian religious or cultural institutions operating in the UK may be used to facilitate foreign influence activity.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
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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