Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 25 February 2026.
Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative, Chingford and Woodford Green
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has contingency plans in place if funds from the 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club are not released within the authorised period.
Stephen Doughty
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 February to question 112094.
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