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To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that foreign-funded political advertising should be banned and that imprints on printed and digital election material should include who...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that foreign-funded political advertising should be banned and that imprints on printed and digital election material should include who...
The Government recognises the growing risk posed by foreign interference in British politics, including through online political advertising, and agrees with the intent to eliminate the risk of foreign-funded political advertising.
In our response to the Rycroft Review, we committed to identifying the most effective and proportionate solution to this risk. This work will include consideration of the non-party campaigning rules, alongside wider options, and we will set out proposals in due course.
The Representation of the People Bill already strengthens the digital imprint regime by requiring all third-party campaigners to include imprints on their organic digital campaigning material. We are also considering further reforms to provide greater clarity on who has paid for campaigning material.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 2 September (HL Deb col 118), what estimate they have made of the total value of the donations under investigation by the Electoral Commission in the years 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 2 September (HL Deb col 118), what estimate they have made of the total value of the donations under investigation by the Electoral Commission in the years 2023–24, 2024–25 and 2025–26.
The Electoral Commission is operationally independent of Government and is responsible for regulating political finance and conducting investigations into potential breaches of the political finance framework.
In line with its Enforcement Policy, it may open an investigation where it has reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or other breach of the rules. Information on recently closed investigations is published by the Commission on its website. This information does not always include the value of the donation under investigation.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that they consider the recommendations made by the Law Commission on political finance laws with a view to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in response to the recommendation of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics, published on 26 March, that they consider the recommendations made by the Law Commission on political finance laws with a view to...
While we understand the calls for consolidation of electoral law, major reform would require careful consideration and an extensive amount of time. The Government’s immediate priority is the implementation of its manifesto commitments. A full-scale consolidation and simplification would require an in-depth review and modernisation alongside consolidation; to achieve this would be the job of more than one Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the moratorium on cryptocurrencies will apply to digital tokens and memecoins.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the moratorium on cryptocurrencies will apply to digital tokens and memecoins.
As announced on 25 March 2026, the ban applies to all cryptoassets of any value that meet the definition set out in the Government's amendment. This includes digital tokens and memecoins where they are a cryptographically secured digital representation of value or contractual rights that uses distributed ledger technology and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the risk assessments on political donations in the Representation of the People Bill will apply to bequests where the donor has died.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the risk assessments on political donations in the Representation of the People Bill will apply to bequests where the donor has died.
Bequests are expressly recognised within the political finance regime. Where a bequest constitutes a donation under the relevant regime, it is treated as a political donation and subject to the relevant donation controls. Recipients must continue to comply with the existing statutory requirements for donations, including taking the steps required by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to establish whether a donation is permissible before it can be accepted.
All recipients of political contributions above £11,180 (as a single donation or by aggregation from the same donor in the relevant reference period) including relevant donations, regulated transactions and bequests, will need to carry out a risk assessment as required by the Know Your Donor regime. The recipient remains responsible for satisfying itself that it has complied with the statutory requirements in electoral law before accepting that donation, having regard to Electoral Commission guidance where relevant.
Short Money is allocated to opposition parties to support them in their parliamentary duties. Allocations are based on a party’s performance at the previous election.
Short Money is allocated to opposition parties to support them in their parliamentary duties. Allocations are based on a party’s performance at the previous election.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Liberal Democrat Party responded to their letter, published on 2 September 2022, seeking views from the Parliamentary Parties panel regarding uprating spending limits and reviewing other sums in electoral law.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Liberal Democrat Party responded to their letter, published on 2 September 2022, seeking views from the Parliamentary Parties panel regarding uprating spending limits and reviewing other sums in electoral law.
To ask His Majesty's Government what further consideration they have given to measures to prevent foreign money flowing into the wider political eco-system in light of the commitment they made to "consider opportunities for further work in the future" in their response to the Report of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign...
To ask His Majesty's Government what further consideration they have given to measures to prevent foreign money flowing into the wider political eco-system in light of the commitment they made to "consider opportunities for further work in the future" in their response to the Report of the Independent Review into Countering Foreign...
The Government’s response to the Rycroft Review, published on 6 July 2026, accepted all 17 recommendations and set out a comprehensive package of reforms to strengthen the political finance framework.
The Representation of the People Bill includes measures to address a number of the Review’s recommendations including reforms to overseas, cryptoasset and company donations, donor checks, strengthening the Electoral Commission’s powers and extending its remit to candidate finance.
The Government is also considering the wider issues identified by the Review, including lobbying transparency and other potential routes through which foreign money may seek to exert influence within the wider political ecosystem. Any further policy developments will be announced to Parliament in the usual way.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage of 14 September 2026, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 974, and pursuant to the answers of 17 July 2026, to Questions 18015 and 18016, on Political Parties:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage of 14 September 2026, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 974, and pursuant to the answers of 17 July 2026, to Questions 18015 and 18016, on Political Parties:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the debate and the commitment made by then then Government during the National Security Bill of 4 July 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1125, and to the answer of 29 January 2025, to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the debate and the commitment made by then then Government during the National Security Bill of 4 July 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, Column 1125, and to the answer of 29 January 2025, to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, whether they intend to amend requirements to Electoral Registrations Officers to ascertain that a domestically registered elector is permanently resident in the United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, whether they intend to amend requirements to Electoral Registrations Officers to ascertain that a domestically registered elector is permanently resident in the United...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of (1) the new profit test and the company ownership provisions in the Representation of the People Bill, and (2) the latest Electoral Commission guidance on sponsorship, on the income of political parties.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of (1) the new profit test and the company ownership provisions in the Representation of the People Bill, and (2) the latest Electoral Commission guidance on sponsorship, on the income of political parties.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend section 104 of the Equality Act 2010 to allow political parties to exclude men from standing in their leadership elections.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to amend section 104 of the Equality Act 2010 to allow political parties to exclude men from standing in their leadership elections.
Under section 104 of the Equality Act 2010, registered political parties in the UK are permitted to use positive action, including reserved places on shortlists, where proportionate to address the under representation of candidates with certain protected characteristics.
Section 104(7) currently provides a specific exception allowing for this to include single-sex shortlists commonly all-women shortlists) if it is proportionate to reduce unequal representation.
Political parties can reserve all the places on their shortlist for one sex if this will reduce unequal representation. If a political party had an under-representation of women, there could be a ‘women-only’ shortlist.
Positive action is voluntary and political parties cannot be forced to do it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned target date is for the (a) full commencement of the new Know Your Donor provisions in the Representation of the People Bill and (b) associated statutory guidance consultation and ratification, in terms of months after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the planned target date is for the (a) full commencement of the new Know Your Donor provisions in the Representation of the People Bill and (b) associated statutory guidance consultation and ratification, in terms of months after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the overseas electors cap in the Representation of the People Bill applies to apply to British citizens living in the Republic of Ireland registered as an overseas elector but not political donations from Irish citizens...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the overseas electors cap in the Representation of the People Bill applies to apply to British citizens living in the Republic of Ireland registered as an overseas elector but not political donations from Irish citizens...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Letter to the Electoral Commission: spending limits review (29 August 2026), published 1 September 2026, for what reason the campaign spending limits review was extended to include candidate donation limits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Letter to the Electoral Commission: spending limits review (29 August 2026), published 1 September 2026, for what reason the campaign spending limits review was extended to include candidate donation limits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, whether her policy intent is that the UK residency test will also apply to domestic electors who were on the domestic electoral roll...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, whether her policy intent is that the UK residency test will also apply to domestic electors who were on the domestic electoral roll...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, in light of the legislation commencing retrospectively from 25 March 2026, whether her policy intent is that the test of a full calendar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18015, on Political Parties: Finance, in light of the legislation commencing retrospectively from 25 March 2026, whether her policy intent is that the test of a full calendar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18016, on Political Parties: Finance, and of 25 June 2026, to Question 11686, on Electoral Register, whether her policy intent is that a domestically registered elector, who has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18016, on Political Parties: Finance, and of 25 June 2026, to Question 11686, on Electoral Register, whether her policy intent is that a domestically registered elector, who has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the remit and timeline of the Government task and finish team on political donations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the remit and timeline of the Government task and finish team on political donations.