Party Funding Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Party Funding

Kris Hopkins Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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Party funding needs to be reformed—we have all said that—and it now will be, I hope, if we can get genuine engagement addressing the issues that blocked reform last time.

Kris Hopkins Portrait Kris Hopkins (Keighley) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend assure me that any review of party funding will seek to eliminate any influence that donors might have on selecting parliamentary candidates?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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I look forward to the Leader of the Opposition expressing wholehearted enthusiasm for that, but somehow I do not think it likely.