Question follow-through · 18058

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Depa

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Depa

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is aware of the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and that this might affect the permissibility of certain sponsorship arrangements at party conferences. The Government continues to engage with political parties and the E...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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