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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-23more like thismore than 2019-10-23
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office remove filter
hansard heading Foreign Relations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has requested any (a) Ministers and (b) officials to investigate potential contacts between UK parliamentarians and foreign Governments. more like this
tabling member constituency Streatham more like this
tabling member printed
Chuka Umunna remove filter
uin 4315 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-28more like thismore than 2019-10-28
answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to tightening up legislation so that foreign money cannot find its way into political campaigning and to tackle foreign lobbying. As such, Ministers and officials have been directed to consider the issue for consultation, which will be published in due course.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The public have a right to know who is funding campaigning and legislation in the context of Brexit.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Ministers believe this to be particularly pertinent in light of public concerns raised about the funding of campaigning and legislation against Brexit.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I further refer the Hon. Member to a letter sent by the Cabinet Secretary to the Rt. Hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Dominic Grieve); a copy of this letter will be deposited in the library of both Houses.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I also refer him to the answer to the Hon. Member for the Isle of Wight (Bob Seely), of 1 November 2019, Official Report, PQ 4350, on the assessment being undertaken of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on foreign agents’ registration.</ins></p>
answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-28T17:58:06.263Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-28T17:58:06.263Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2019-11-05T17:25:08.727Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-05T17:25:08.727Z
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
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answering member constituency Norwich North more like this
answering member printed Chloe Smith more like this
answering member
1609
label Biography information for Chloe Smith more like this
tabling member
4128
label Biography information for Chuka Umunna more like this