Written Question·Home Office·UIN 127487

Overseas Visitors: Hamas

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 21 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Chris Philp

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of recent visits to the UK by individuals who have publicly expressed (a) support for and (b) justification of Hamas.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

The UK proscribed Hamas in its entirety in 2021. Supporting a proscribed organisation is a serious criminal offence and this Government will do whatever is required to keep communities in the UK safe and protect our national security.As set out in the rec...

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