Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 14 January 2025Answered: 20 January 2025
Asked by
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
Rushanara Ali
Effective regulation of political finance is crucial for maintaining trust in our electoral system and our democracy. The UK already has a strong framework that makes clear that only those with a legitimate interest in UK elections can make political donations, but the Government committed in our manifesto to strengthening the rules on donations to political parties in order to protect our democracy from foreign interference. We will bring forward proposals in due course.