Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Russia
Commons · Question 18649 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Law
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
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Jul 2026
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...