Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, With reference to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 118772, on Political Parties: Donors, whether the Electoral Commission has had discussions with the House of Commons authorities or committees on the level of the £1,500 threshold.

It is for Parliament to decide on the appropriate reporting thresholds in its rules for registering interests.

The Commission has not had discussions with the House of Commons authorities on the £1,500 threshold.

In its written evidence to the Standards Committee’s inquiry on the standards landscape in 2024, the Commission highlighted that any changes to reporting thresholds need to strike a balance between transparency and proportionality.