Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 97817

Political Parties: Finance

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of financial caps on political donations for UK political parties, national, devolved and local elections.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Government is focused on delivering our manifesto commitment to protect UK democracy from foreign interference, through measures such as Know Your Donor, transparency surrounding connected sources of funding and tightening regulations on company donor...

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