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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish the timetable for the introduction of legislative proposals to end anonymity of donations to political parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	5999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>The secondary legislation that would introduce transparency is currently the subject of statutory consultation with the Electoral Commission. When this consultation process is complete, I intend to lay the draft Order before Parliament. It is intended that the Commission should be in a position to publish full details of Northern Ireland donations and loans received during the July to September reporting period by the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/07/2017 12:26:01 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

748282

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he had with the Electoral Commission before his statement to the House on 3 July 2017 on the publication of details of political donations made to parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In January, I wrote to the political parties to seek their views on this issue and I also wrote to the Electoral Commission. The Commission’s response is available alongside those of other respondents at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brokenshire-provides-further-details-of-political-donations-policy-to-mps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brokenshire-provides-further-details-of-political-donations-policy-to-mps</a>.</p><p>My officials have continued to work closely with the Electoral Commission on the preparation of the secondary legislation which will provide for the publication of all donations and loans received by Northern Ireland parties on or after 1 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/07/2017 16:39:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

747669

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Political Parties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether ending the anonymity of political donations to parties in Northern Ireland was discussed with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) before the deal was signed between the Government and the DUP on 26 June 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	2664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The terms of the deal between the Conservative party and the DUP have been set out in the agreement.</p><p>The rules about transparency of political donations are set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The Government intends to bring forward legislation to extend transparency that already exists for political parties in Great Britain to also cover donations and loans received by Northern Ireland parties on or after 1 July 2017.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 10/07/2017 14:20:43 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon