Party Funding Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Party Funding

Paul Blomfield Excerpts
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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Yes, sir.

Paul Blomfield Portrait Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab)
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The Minister talked about unparalleled openness. Will he therefore commit to publish full details of all Conservative party donors who have made representations on the 50p tax rate—yes or no?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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All donors are published—

Paul Blomfield Portrait Paul Blomfield
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Yes or no?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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All contacts with donors along the lines that were set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister this morning are going to be published. I did talk about unparalleled transparency, and it is. We would love to hear the same degree or even a scintilla of the same transparency from the two Labour leaders who were Prime Minister for those 13 years, and indeed from the current Labour leader.