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Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics Independent Review

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 108354

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that the consultation process for the independent review into foreign interference in UK politics remains (i) transparent and (ii) accessible to people outside major political parties.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

Decisions made about the Rycroft Review, within the scope of its terms of reference, are a matter for the independent reviewer and his team.

The review team’s email address is published online alongside the terms of reference here.

The review findings will be delivered to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Security Minister by the end of March 2026.

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