Question follow-through · 5423

Political Parties: Finance

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 28 April 2026 to Question 129174 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance has been given on whet

answeredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

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Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    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 28 April 2026 to Question 129174 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance has been given on whet

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Payments linked to party conferences are considered sponsorship, where one of the purposes of the payment could reasonably be seen to be to help with the costs of the conference. Sponsorship is a type of political donation with permissibility and reportin...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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