Party Funding Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Party Funding

Kwasi Kwarteng Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (Con)
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Has the Minister had any indication from the Labour party that it would be willing to accept a cap on trade union donations?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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It affects the mysterious matter of affiliation fees. Theoretically, union members have the right to opt out of paying the political levy, except that people have to be very persistent to find out A—that there is a right to do it; B—how to do it; and C—that they will not save any money even if they do so.