Every parliamentary written question tabled by Paul Holmes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026, to Question 125733, on Political Parties: Donors, how political parties and regulated donees will be required to verify the revenue statements provided in the cases of donations from small, micro and unlimited companies.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124770 on Elections: Proof of Identity, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that policy on levels of personation in areas with large numbers of individuals with the same surname.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Public Bill Committee for the Representation of the People Bill, Official Report, Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far, 21 April 2026, Column 229, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Ministerial reply.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124766, on Electoral Register, and of 20 April 2026, to Question 124792, whether political parties will be consulted on the automatic registration pilots’ design; and what engagement has taken place to date with political parties.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118898 on Candidates, what consideration has been made by his Department of amending legislation to allow agents to resign after close of nominations.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124675 on political donations, whether donations to Irish political parties, where passed on to Northern Ireland parties or accounting units, will be subject to the £100,000 overseas electors cap.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 118899 on Elections: Campaigns, if he will amend (i) legislation and (ii) statutory guidance to ensure that hard copy and digital imprints are in (a) English and (b) another native language of the British Islands.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124763 on Political Parties: Donors, how political parties and regulated donees can assess whether companies have sufficient revenue if the company is less than three years old.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether the Parliamentary Parties Panel has been consulted by his department on how the Government intends to respond to the Rycroft review report; and how the Government plans implement the proposals that the Government has already accepted from the review.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to local election pilots in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in the Third Sitting of the Public Bill Committee for the Representation of the People Bill on 24 March 2026, Official Report, Column 126, if he will publish the Ministerial reply on children in secure care.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2026 to Question 124762 on Political Parties: Finance, what consideration has been made of using powers under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 to accept new donor declarations via an electronic form.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fraudulent electoral registration.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made of the potential impact of biraderi networks on levels of electoral fraud.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to consider (a) a uniform publication of local election results by local authorities and (b) an official central repository of local election results.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether virtual bank cards will be accepted as identification to vote at a polling station.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of registers held by the Republic of Ireland’s Companies Registration Office in providing data and information for political parties and regulated donees in Northern Ireland to undertake (a) due diligence, (b) revenue and (c) person of significant control tests in relation to political donations made from companies based in the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland donees.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, what is the threshold at which hon. Members will be required to undertake due diligence on political donations made to them in their capacity as a Member of Parliament; what role will the (a) Electoral Commission, (b) House of Commons Registrar and (c) Parliamentary Standards Commissioner have in the new due diligence regime; and whether Hon Members will be required to retain the due diligence records for six years.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials have had discussions with the Labour Party on the Government's response to the Rycroft review.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2026 to Question 118771 on Political Parties: Donors and the Answer of 8 April 2026 to Question 123199 on Political Parties: Finance, what consideration has been made by his Department of consulting with the House of Commons on the new due diligence requirements on donations to MPs.
Awaiting answer.