Trade Unions: Finance
Commons · Question 8274 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Government’s initial response to the Rycroft Review, whether trade unions’ political funds will be able to accept payments via cryptocurrencies.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 17 Jun 2026
The Government has accepted the recommendation of the independent Rycroft Review for a moratorium on the use of crypto assets as political donations to safeguard the integrity of our political finance system from foreign interference. Payments into trade ...