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 124675 on political donations, whether donations to Irish political parties, where passed on to Northern Ireland parties
The statutory framework for donations to UK political parties explicitly provides for Northern Ireland parties to receive donations from eligible people and organisations based in Ireland. Donations to Northern Ireland parties from eligible Irish sources ...
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 i
The Government has had discussions with the Electoral Commission’s Parliamentary Parties Panel to seek their views on the recommendations made in the Rycroft Review and the practicalities around implementing them. The Government is committed to responding...
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 Government has included powers in the Representation of the People Bill to enable the testing and introduction of new methods of registration. On the introduction of the Bill in February 2026, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local ...
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 resi
The Department has no plans to amend legislation to allow election agents to resign after close of nominations.
Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated to local election pilots in (a) 2026 and (b) 2027.
The maximum available budget for the 2026 pilots is approximately £5.84m, the majority of which was allocated to one-off software development for real-time digital registers, which were needed to enable the pilots. We anticipate this development work supp...
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 suffic
The new rules will not exclude companies less than three years old. The three‑year period is intended as a window of time for assessing whether a company can demonstrate sufficient revenue; it is not an age‑based restriction. Companies may make political ...
Communities and Local Government, whether virtual bank cards will be accepted as identification to vote at a polling station.
I refer the Hon. Member to the Representation of the People Bill 2026, which sets out that only physical bank cards will be accepted at the polling station.
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 Communicatio
As I set out in my answer to Question UIN 124762 on 21 April 2026, this will be a matter for the Electoral Commission to consider.
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
Any revenue statements provided for small, micro and unlimited companies, in the place of publicly available accounts, must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practise. Any revenue for that financial year that cannot be determine...
Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of fraudulent electoral registration.
Data on allegations and outcomes of electoral fraud is recorded by police forces across the UK and provided to the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission publishes this information annually on its website in the section titled ‘research, reports a...
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
No such assessment has been made. Allowing UK‑authorised bank cards to be used at polling stations in Great Britain is intended to enable a greater proportion of legitimate electors to meet the voter identification requirements more easily. It is unaccept...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124679 on Local Government: Reorganisation, if he will publish a copy of t
Copies of the Commission’s responses referenced in the Minister’s answer to Question 124679 have been placed in the Library.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026 to Question 129174 on Political Parties: Finance, what guidance has been given on whet
Payments linked to party conferences are considered sponsorship, where one of the purposes of the payment could reasonably be seen to be to help with the costs of the conference. Sponsorship is a type of political donation with permissibility and reportin...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, With reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124767, on constituencies, whether the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions
The Electoral Commission has not had such discussions.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has had discussions with the Labour Housing Group on registering donations as a members’ associatio
As part of its work to support the regulated community, the Commission met the Labour Housing Group in May 2026 to discuss its status as a members’ association and its political finance obligations.
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided guidance on whether an individual who is non-resident in the UK for tax purposes is el
A person must be resident at the address at which they want to be registered. Residence has a particular meaning in electoral law and is not equivalent to residence for other purposes such as income or council tax purposes. Normally, a person is resident ...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, With reference to the answer of 24 March 2026, to Question 118772, on Political Parties: Donors, whether the Electoral Commission ha
It is for Parliament to decide on the appropriate reporting thresholds in its rules for registering interests.The Commission has not had discussions with the House of Commons authorities on the £1,500 threshold.In its written evidence to the Standards Com...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, With reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 118894, on Elections: Campaigns, what is the legislative basis for the El
The Commission’s guidance on print and digital imprints states that an unincorporated association, such as a political party, may be the promoter of campaign material. Some parties choose to have a named individual as the promoter, publishing the material...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has the Electoral Commission made of the influence of biraderi politics on electoral fraud in Britain.
The Electoral Commission takes electoral fraud seriously. It works to tackle electoral fraud and ensure safeguards are in place across the electoral community. This includes providing advice and guidance to electoral administrators, parties, campaigners a...
Representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the answer of 18 March 2026, to Question 118899, on Elections: Campaigns, what advice has been given on whether th
There are no requirements in law on the language of imprints. Legibility relates to the text size and whether it can be read. The Electoral Commission’s guidance on print and digital imprints sets out the information that must be included in an imprint.