Political Parties: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the Rycroft Review and her department’s proposals for candidate donation declarations, whether she intends the provisions to be extended to candidatures for the (a) Northern Ireland Assembly, (b) Scottish Parliament and (c) Welsh Senedd, including obtaining Legislative Consent Motions from devolved administrations where appropriate.
Answered by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
In response to Recommendation 4 of the Rycroft Review, the Government announced in July our intention to introduce permissibility and transparency requirements for donations to prospective candidates outside of formal regulated periods.
Our intention is for candidates to be required to (i) provide a declaration to confirm donations used to fund campaigning activity prior to formal candidacy are from permissible sources and (ii) report any donations received during this period which exceed £2,230.
We are continuing at pace to develop legislative proposals and are engaging with relevant stakeholders, including Party representatives at the Parliamentary Parties Panel, as per our commitment. The Government will bring forward details of these proposals in due course.
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