United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 94560
Chess Federation of Russia: Sanctions
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25 November 2025
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2 December 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Russian Chess Federation's attempt to have sanctions against them lifted.
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25 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Russian Chess Federation's attempt to have sanctions against them lifted.
Source: Commons
2 December 2025
Answer
The UK Government recognises the independence and autonomy of international chess bodies. Decisions on who they include in events and competitions are for the organisers to take, within the framework of their own rules and regulations.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-25/94560
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1856734
- uk · wq-1856734 · source updated 2 December 2025