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1679237

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/01/2024
	date	19/12/2023
	date tabled	19/12/2023
	ddp created	19/12/2023 22:02:04
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	05/01/2024 11:25:18 05/01/2024 13:05:26
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1334
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	05/01/2024 12:34:35
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 4 July 2023 (HL Deb col 1125), what progress they have made on the consultation on enhancing information sharing.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1334
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1334
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government will consult the relevant authorities with the aim of finding ways to improve information sharing to facilitate enforcement of existing electoral law and report its conclusions to Parliament by the end of 2024.</p>
	creator	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1470685

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2022
	date	15/06/2022
	date tabled	15/06/2022
	ddp created	15/06/2022 18:57:04
	answering body	Members Estimate Committee
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	91
	answering dept short name	Members Estimate Committee
	answering dept sort name	Members Estimate Committee
	ddp modified	16/06/2022 11:25:32 27/06/2022 18:34:10
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	19001
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/06/2022 18:02:52
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the Members Estimate Committee, if he will publish the amount of (a) short money and (b) other additional parliamentary support funding provided to each political party on an annual basis since 2015.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 19001
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19001
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since 2016–17 it has been a requirement to publish the amounts paid for each financial year and these can be found on the <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/financial-information/financial-assistance-to-opposition-parties/" target="_blank">Parliament website</a>. The short money and Representative Money provided to each political party on an annual basis since 2015 can be found in the pdf attachment.</p><p>The Short Money and Representative Money allocations scheduled to be paid for the current financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Short/Representative Money Allocations 2022/2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Party</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Main Allocation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)</p></td><td><p>£202,484.60</p></td><td><p>£5,018.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Green Party</p></td><td><p>£187,111.20</p></td><td><p>£4,637.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Labour Party</p></td><td><p>£6,812,568.25</p></td><td><p>£146,451.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberal Democrats</p></td><td><p>£929,590.70</p></td><td><p>£23,040.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plaid Cymru</p></td><td><p>£110,875.00</p></td><td><p>£2,748.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish National Party (SNP)</p></td><td><p>£1,149,355.15</p></td><td><p>£28,487.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)</p></td><td><p>£110,875.00</p></td><td><p>£2,748.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sinn Fein *</p></td><td><p>£171,032.15</p></td><td><p>£4,239.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>* Representative Money</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on previous budget allocations for Short Money and Representative Money can also be found on the App3 tab here:</p><p><a href="https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01663/CBP01663-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">Data sheets for Library briefing on Short Money </a>(44 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1456665

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/04/2022
	date	31/03/2022
	date tabled	31/03/2022
	ddp created	31/03/2022 19:31:12
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	07/04/2022 21:35:17 14/04/2022 15:53:23
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7555
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/04/2022 15:22:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to introduce legislation to make it illegal for non-UK citizens who were granted Tier 1 (Investor) visas to donate to political parties in the United Kingdom.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL7555
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7555
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>UK electoral law sets out a stringent regime of donations controls to ensure that only those with a legitimate interest in UK elections can make political donations and that political donations are transparent.</p><p>Donations from individuals not on the electoral register are not permitted. There is only a very limited exception to this, whereby for political parties registered in Northern Ireland, permissible donors also include Irish citizens and organisations provided they meet prescribed conditions.</p><p>UK visas, whatever the tier, do not give someone the right to vote in the UK. Eligibility requirements at UK elections will vary across the UK depending on the election, and anyone holding a UK visa will be subject to usual tests around nationality and residency to determine whether they are eligible to register as an elector.</p>
	creator	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1436081

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2022
	date	25/02/2022
	date tabled	25/02/2022
	ddp created	25/02/2022 18:06:13
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	28/02/2022 22:49:12 14/03/2022 12:30:14
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6457
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	14/03/2022 11:59:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to bring into force the un-commenced provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, regarding donations from non-resident donors.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Rennard
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL6457
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6457
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has no plans to bring into force the uncommenced provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 regarding donations from non-resident donors.</p><p>As set out in a related answer to a question from <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2019-06-25%2F268970&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C3163853efe774557d84d08d9fdd4200a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637819909769752213%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=sXuNbZH3by8Oou0%2BO%2BEkT36i7qCPVFy3HmE4pd6ypPI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Jon Trickett MP (268970</a>) (attached), it is the view of the Government that this provision is not workable given that an individual’s tax status is subject to confidentiality between them and HMRC.</p><p>Further, taxation is not connected to enfranchisement in the UK and if a British citizen is able to vote in an election for a political party, they should also be able to donate to that political party, subject to the requirements for transparency on donations.</p><p>Registered overseas electors are eligible to make political donations and it is only right that they should be able to donate in the same way as other UK citizens registered on the electoral roll.</p>
	creator	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2484 label Biography information for Lord Rennard

1416136

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/02/2022
	date	24/01/2022
	date tabled	24/01/2022
	ddp created	24/01/2022 22:25:56
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	27/01/2022 22:05:20 07/02/2022 18:06:30
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5601
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	07/02/2022 17:32:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make it a criminal offence for foreign governments to channel funds in excess of a limit of £5,000 into the (1) personal, or (2) business, accounts of individual parliamentarians.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL5601
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5601
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are rules in place to ensure that only those with a legitimate interest can make political donations. All MPs and members of political parties are regulated donees and can only accept donations of more than £500 made to them in connection with their political activities if it is from a permissible donor. Donations from individuals not on the UK electoral register, such as foreign donors, are not allowed.</p><p>In addition, Members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must provide information on any financial or non-financial benefit which might reasonably be thought by others to influence their actions or words as Members of Parliament.</p><p>However, we know that in very rare instances, malign actors disguise their links to foreign Governments. It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect the UK against foreign interference. The Government has structures in place to identify foreign interference or any potential threats to democracy and, where necessary, take proportionate action to mitigate them.</p><p>As set out in the Queen’s Speech, the Government is bringing forward new Counter State Threats legislation to give the intelligence agencies and law enforcement the tools they need to tackle the diversifying and evolving threats we face.</p><p> </p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1378863

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/11/2021
	date	16/11/2021
	date tabled	16/11/2021
	ddp created	16/11/2021 18:58:10
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	17/11/2021 12:35:15 24/11/2021 18:05:53
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	75811
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/11/2021 17:34:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to require unincorporated associations that make political contributions in a year totalling above £7,500 or above to report gifts received above £7,500.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 75811
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	75811
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Unincorporated associations making political contributions of more than £25,000 in a calendar year must notify the Electoral Commission and are then subsequently subject to various reporting requirements relating to their own funding. Members’ associations (many of which are unincorporated associations) are separately regulated as regulated donees and must report on donations and loans they receive. The rules are outlined at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.electoralcommission.org.uk%2Funincorporated-associations&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7Cd4aad1c86d2d4c80aa6208d9af6c4753%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637733701843693710%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=SNoE3JDXq93YtU8Y047%2BHzfc0TQJKWsZadKfGvo1MK0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/unincorporated-associations</a>.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378864

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/11/2021
	date	16/11/2021
	date tabled	16/11/2021
	ddp created	16/11/2021 18:58:13
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	17/11/2021 12:35:18 24/11/2021 18:05:54
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	75812
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/11/2021 17:33:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will consult on the maximum fine the Electoral Commission can impose on individuals and organisations for breaking political finance rules.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 75812
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	75812
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Electoral Commission may impose monetary penalties of up to £20,000 per offence. Criminal matters can be referred to the police. The courts may levy unlimited fines and custodial sentences for some offences, as laid out in the Political Parties Elections and Referendum Act 2000 (as amended).</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378675

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/11/2021
	date	15/11/2021
	date tabled	15/11/2021
	ddp created	15/11/2021 23:00:24
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	ddp modified	16/11/2021 16:45:24 24/11/2021 18:58:08
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	75177
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/11/2021 18:26:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to prevent (a) regulated donees from accepting donations or loans from people who are (i) not domiciled in the UK and (ii) non-resident for tax purposes and (b) regulated donees and non-party campaigners from accepting donations or loans from people who are not tax compliant.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 75177
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	75177
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is a long-standing principle – as originally recommended by the Committee on Standards in Public Life in 1998 – that permissible donors are those on the UK electoral register. If one can vote for a party, then one should be able to donate to it. Foreign donations are banned.</p><p>Election law already allows for registered British expatriates to vote in UK Parliamentary elections, and also to make donations (up to 15 years from leaving the UK). The Election Bill makes no change to that principle, merely it removes the arbitrary 15 year period.</p><p>Since the adoption of universal suffrage, taxation has never been the basis for enfranchisement in our democracy. Some British citizens who work abroad, and who can already vote under the current ‘15 year rule’, only pay tax in the overseas country in which they work. Equally, other British expatriates will currently pay tax on their pensions, property and investments in the UK, but still not have a right to vote.</p><p>Within the UK, those who do not pay income tax, such as those earning less than the tax-free personal allowance, rightly remain entitled to vote. Similarly, full-time students are legally exempt from paying council tax, but rightly still have the right to vote in local elections for the local authority which sets that council tax.</p><p>I also refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 1 July 2019, Official Report, UIN 268969, on the flaws with provisions in the last Labour Government's Political Parties and Elections Act 2009.</p><p>The Elections Bill does provide for separate measures to prevent backdoor foreign spending.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1244737

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/11/2020
	date	19/10/2020
	date tabled	19/10/2020
	ddp created	19/10/2020 22:06:26
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	19/10/2020 22:25:39 22/10/2020 11:26:54
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9304
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	22/10/2020 10:56:00
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how much Cranborne money has been budgeted to (1) the Labour party, (2) the Liberal Democrat party, (3) the office of the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, and (4) any other groups or parties in the House of Lords, in the current financial year.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Mann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9304
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9304
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>For the 2020-21 financial year, the maximum amount available for financial assistance to opposition parties and the Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (“Cranborne money”) is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Labour - £656,948</p></li><li><p>Liberal Democrats - £328,008</p></li><li><p>Office of the Convenor of the Crossbench peers - £ 99,770</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>No other groups or parties are able to claim it.</p>
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

1243613

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2020
	date	14/10/2020
	date tabled	14/10/2020
	ddp created	14/10/2020 21:06:42
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/10/2020 21:16:20 28/10/2020 18:31:18
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9192
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	28/10/2020 17:59:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of raising the recordable and reportable donation thresholds for registered political parties in the UK.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9192
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9192
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-12/hl9043" target="_blank">HL9043</a> on 26 October 2020.</p>
	creator	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark