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Matter context: HMP Wormwood Scrubs — 119 mentions in Parliament since Mar 2026

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Written Question Commons
13 Apr 2026
Charities: Subversion
Mark Sewards Labour → Department for Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Lord Walney’s March 2026 report entitled Undue Influence: The Iranian Regime’s Abuse of the UK Charity System, if she will ensure that charities subject to live Charity Commissi

Government answer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Charity Commission is alive to the threat of hostile foreign state influence in charities and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited. Any allegation or evidence of criminal offences, including terrorism, is r... Read full answer →
Written Question Commons
13 Apr 2026
Charities: Subversion
Mark Sewards Labour → Department for Culture, Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Lord Walney’s March 2026 report entitled Undue Influence: The Iranian Regime’s Abuse of the UK Charity System, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Charity Commis

Government answer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Charity Commission is alive to the threat of hostile foreign state influence in charities and works with other agencies to protect the sector from the risks of being exploited. Any allegation or evidence of criminal offences, including terrorism, is r... Read full answer →