Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 118897

Political Parties: Finance

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Paul Holmes

ConservativeHamble Valley

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how long the Electoral Commission will hold data from proposed returns under the Representation of the People Bill; and whether that

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright
The Representation of the People Bill proposes extending the Electoral Commission’s remit to include enforcement of the candidate spending regime. The Bill would require candidates to submit spending returns to the Commission and to Returning Officers.Ret...

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