Think Tanks: Funding - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:26 pm on 4 February 2026.

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Photo of Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office), Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland Office), Lords Spokesperson (Wales Office), Lords Spokesperson (Scotland Office) 3:26, 4 February 2026

My Lords, it is for each individual think tank to publicise and declare their sources of funding. Think tanks with charitable status must follow Charity Commission guidance, ensuring political activity remains subsidiary and exclusively furthers their charitable purposes. The Government are committed to responding to threats of foreign interference in our democracy. We eagerly await the findings of Philip Rycroft’s independent review into countering foreign financial influence, which will report by the end of March.