Elections: Finance

(asked on 6th November 2018) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of campaign finance legislation in ensuring transparency in campaign donations to political parties and campaigns.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 13th November 2018

The rules about transparency of political donations are clearly set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. Those rules are effective at root because they prevent non-UK nationals living abroad from making large donations to political parties here and provide for transparency by publishing donations and loans on the Electoral Commission website under Donations and Loans.

The Government will continue to work with the Electoral Commission to ensure there is sufficient guidance on donations to political parties and campaigners.

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