Political Parties: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of registers held by the Republic of Ireland’s Companies Registration Office in providing data and information for political parties and regulated donees in Northern Ireland to undertake (a) due diligence, (b) revenue and (c) person of significant control tests in relation to political donations made from companies based in the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland donees.
Answered by Samantha Dixon
The Representation of the People Bill introduces strengthened measures in relation to political donations, including enhanced checks on donor eligibility.
The Government is committed to maintaining the integrity and transparency of the UK's political finance regime and ensuring that new strengthened measures regarding political donations apply to donations that Northern Ireland parties receive from eligible Irish sources.
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