Party Funding

Stella Creasy Excerpts

Monday 26th March 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Maude]

I can only say yes, that is exactly what we are doing. It is important that we look at all the issues involved in party funding. As I have said—the right hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Straw) confirmed this—we came very close to reaching agreement. I am sorry only that the Labour party last time blocked the reforms.

[Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op)]

In the context of these revelations, the public will be concerned not only about policy change but about policy absence. Will the Minister confirm whether any donors related to the legal loan sharking industry have made representations on the Government’s absence of a cap on the cost of credit?

[Mr Maude]

I am not aware of any such representations having been made.