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Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21241

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 Electoral Commission Response to Minister Dixon: spending limit review (13 July 2026), what is the proposed timetable for the Electoral Commission's review of party and third party spending limits, and whether the terms of reference include candidate spending limits.

Answered by Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

The UK Government has asked the Commission to complete its review of spending limits by July 2027. On 29 August, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and the First Secretary of State wrote to the Commission to extend the review to include candidate spending limits.

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