Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Charity Commission has sufficient resources and investigative expertise to examine complaints against charities accused of being influenced by hostile foreign states, including the Abrar Islamic Foundation and the Dar Alhekma Trust.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales ('the Commission') has a statutory function to identify and investigate misconduct and mismanagement in charities, and we are confident that it has the expertise to do so effectively. The Commission assesses concerns in accordance with its published regulatory and risk framework, and has a wide range of powers to investigate and remedy the abuse of charities. Any evidence that a registered charity is engaged in misconduct or mismanagement should be referred to the Commission.

The Commission has open regulatory compliance cases into both the Abrar Islamic Foundation and the Dar Alhekma Trust, and will determine if there is a need to take action.