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<p>I wrote to the political parties in January seeking their views on this issue and,
while there was broad support for the future publication of donations and loans, only
one party expressed support for backdating publication to 1 January 2014. Having considered
the representations of the parties, I did not believe it right to impose retrospective
regulations on those who donated in accordance with the rules set out in law at the
time. The secondary legislation to give effect to full transparency which I propose
would therefore apply to donations and loans received on or after 1 July 2017.</p><p><br></p>
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