Political Parties: Finance
Lords · Question HL3052 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage on 2 September (HL Deb col 118), what estimate they have made of the total value of the donations under investigation by the Electoral Commission in the years 2023-24,
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 18 Sep 2026
The Electoral Commission is operationally independent of Government and is responsible for regulating political finance and conducting investigations into potential breaches of the political finance framework.In line with its Enforcement Policy, it may op...