Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the Electoral Commission's policy on publishing the name of an intermediary donor to a regulated donee where an agent channels a donation for another ultimate donor.

Where an intermediary is simply handling a donation – for example, when a donor gives money to a fundraising group with the intent that it is passed on to a specific Member of Parliament – the intermediary is required to provide the details of the donor so that this can be checked and reported by the ultimate recipient of the donation.

When reported to the Electoral Commission, the name of the donor will be published on the register of donations. There is no provision for reporting or publishing the details of the intermediary.