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Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

Commons · Question 20860 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the foreign influence registration scheme captures foreign funding donated to UK sources seeking to influence the actions of local councils, including divestment policies in (a) Local Governme

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 3 Sep 2026

The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) is designed to increase transparency around foreign power-directed activities in the UK. The provision of foreign funding alone does not require registration under either tier of FIRS. Only where an individ...