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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-05-18more like thismore than 2022-05-18
answering body
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept id 211 more like this
answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
hansard heading Political Parties: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding of UK political parties does not come from foreign citizens. more like this
tabling member constituency Brent Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dawn Butler more like this
uin 4513 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-05-25more like thismore than 2022-05-25
answer text <p>UK electoral law sets out a stringent regime of donations controls that bans foreign donations. Individuals must be on the UK electoral roll to make political donations; in the case of companies, they must be UK-registered and properly carrying on business in the UK. There is only a very limited exception to this, whereby for political parties registered in Northern Ireland, permissible donors also include Irish sources provided they meet prescribed conditions. The Government is strengthening the corporate transparency regime, which will support the donations regime. The Elections Act 2022 further closes potential loopholes on foreign spending.</p><p>By contrast, the (Labour-led) Welsh Government and (SNP-led) Scottish Government have facilitated donations by foreign citizens in British politics, by extending the devolved franchise to all foreign nationals living in Wales and Scotland respectively.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Harborough more like this
answering member printed Neil O'Brien more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-05-25T10:58:09.5Zmore like thismore than 2022-05-25T10:58:09.5Z
answering member
4679
label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Harborough more like this
answering member printed Neil O'Brien more like this
answering member
4679
label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
tabling member
1489
label Biography information for Dawn Butler more like this