Members: Finance
The question
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129179 on Members: Finance, what is the policy of the Electoral Commission on passing information to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner if the Electoral Commission has evidence that a political donation to a hon. Member has not been properly declared in line with the requirements of the House of Commons Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules.
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright
The Electoral Commission is responsible for identifying and publishing any donations to MPs that are covered by electoral law. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards upholds the Code of Conduct for MPs agreed by the House of Commons and would take action if an MP breaches their reporting requirements. The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards gives the Electoral Commission the information it needs to publish details of donations to MPs and regulated transactions involving MPs.
There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the Electoral Commission and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards which sets out the agreed administrative arrangements between the two bodies.
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