Steve Reed

Steve Reed

Lab

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

CommonsStreatham and Croydon NorthCurrent Member

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House: Commons

Constituency: Streatham and Croydon North

Status: Current member

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Sitting day: 2026-03-25

Activity total: 35

Contributions: 35

Votes recorded: 0

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Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:47

We will lay the details before the House so that Members on both sides have access to the relevant information. It was important that the provisions in these two circumstances wer…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:46

I am more than happy to make sure that my hon. Friend gets an appropriate meeting. I also belatedly wish the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) a happy birthday.

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:43

My hon. Friend makes an important point. There are recommendations in the review about precisely that, and we will come forward with our detailed response. I have accepted the rev…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:42

The hon. Member is right to highlight the very high profile case of Nathan Gill, who was accepting bribes on behalf of Russia, a hostile foreign state, and effectively kowtowing t…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:41

The recommendations are very clear in their scope. I hope my hon. Friend will allow the Government to take the necessary time to respond to those recommendations in detail—there i…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:40

The purpose of the review, and therefore of my statement, is to address growing concerns about foreign influence on our elections, particularly the attempts by hostile states to g…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:40

There are clear recommendations about non-party campaigns and candidates, and we will be making our response to those recommendations in due course. The only recommendations I am…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:19

The Bill and the Rycroft review already propose actions on that. I recognise the concerns. We need to act on shell companies, for instance, which can be used to funnel in dark mon…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:18

I thank my hon. Friend for that important question. Many people who care deeply about democracy have raised similar concerns. The review makes proposals on deepfakes and transpare…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:16

Of the original proposals that we had for Sussex, none were considered financially viable, ultimately. We are reopening the consultation, and the hon. Member and her constituents…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:13

I hope to speak with the relevant Minister in the Scottish Government today. There will, of course, be engagement between officials during the pre-election period. Any legislative…

Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics

2026-03-25 · 13:12

I am grateful for my hon. Friend’s question; it is a very important one. We will respond in detail to the recommendations and bring forward any new powers or resources that the El…