Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 18058

Political Parties: Finance

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

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and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the interaction between the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and the political finance reforms proposed by his Depa

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Government is aware of the Electoral Commission’s draft guidance on sponsorship and that this might affect the permissibility of certain sponsorship arrangements at party conferences.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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