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Political Parties: Finance

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 5428

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 125733 on Political Parties: Finance, what proportion of the donations from companies that would not meet the new permissibility criteria were derived from sponsorship and events at political party conferences.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The Impact Assessment provides an overall estimate of the proportion of company donations that would not meet the new permissibility criteria. This estimate is not disaggregated by donation type, including sponsorship or donations relating to events at political party conferences.

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