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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-10more like thismore than 2022-05-10
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Oxfam: India more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on the Indian Government's decision to refuse the renewal of Oxfam India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act license. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms remove filter
uin 27 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-05-17more like thismore than 2022-05-17
answer text <p>The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license was most recently raised on 10 February 2022, during the annual UK-India Home Affairs Dialogue, co-chaired by Home Office Permanent Secretary, Sir Matthew Rycroft, and Indian Home Secretary Bhalla. The Permanent Secretary addressed the difficulties that some NGOs in India have faced due to the enforcement of the FCRA, which is impacting both on the work we are funding and the work of UK-headquartered global NGOs in India.</p><p> </p><p>The British High Commissioner to India also met with the CEO of Oxfam India on 14 January to understand their concerns and offer support. We continue to monitor developments related to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, especially impacts on UK Government-funded programmes in India, and the work of British NGOs in India.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-05-17T13:11:29.497Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-17T13:11:29.497Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this