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Political Parties: Advertising

Commons · Question 23405 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a searchable public database of political adverts to improve transparency for political (a) adver

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 22 Jan 2025

Under UK law, those promoting eligible digital campaigning material targeted at the UK electorate are required to include an imprint with their name and address, supporting the transparency of political material online.Political parties, candidates and th...