Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Monday, 22 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 31 members in total.

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POLITICAL DONATIONS ORIGINATING OVERSEAS

That this House notes that in its recent investigation the Electoral Commission satisfied itself that Bearwood Corporate Services carried on some trade in the UK and is registered in the UK and is, therefore, a permissible donor; further notes the Commission's view that there is nothing in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 which requires donations to a political party to be generated from a company's own trading; observes that the millions donated by Bearwood to the Conservative Party did not come from profits generated in the UK from trading but originated overseas; and calls for the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to be amended to close this loophole.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1140 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Jim Dobbin

Bob Spink

Ann Cryer

Graham Stringer

Derek Wyatt

Subjects

Political parties

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk