Written questions

Candidates: Expenditure

Commons · Question 10528 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on use of single notional invoices for Representation of the People Act 1983 candidate returns where multiple elections are contested concurre

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 30 Oct 2024

The Government does not issue guidance on political finance matters. The Electoral Commission, as the independent body responsible for regulating political finance, has a statutory duty to provide guidance for political parties, candidates and other campa...