Private notice question on Monday, 1 June 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock. The answering member was Baroness Taylor of Stevenage.

Donations to Political Parties

Lords private notice question on what plans they have, if any, to tighten the rules regarding donations to political parties.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 856 cc640-5
Session: 2026-27
Department: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c640 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, foreign interference is a threat to our democracy. That is why we are currently legisla...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 856 c640 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that really helpful Answer. I agree w...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c640 (Link to this contribution)
It is important that any money spent from the public purse is spent in a way that commands the co...; Lord McLoughlin | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
If the Government consider making any changes to Short money, will the Minister make them retrosp...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
The allocation of Short money is beyond my ministerial brief, but all parties must think when the...; Lord Pack | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, under the Government’s current plans, Donald Trump could split ownership of a UK compan...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
I do not want to comment on such donations, particularly from the President of the United States’...; Baroness Chakrabarti | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if we are concerned about preventing foreign interference and plugging loopholes, as I ...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c641 (Link to this contribution)
With any donations, it is for those receiving them to make sure they are clear about where those ...; Baroness Scott of Bybrook | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, while the independent Rycroft review consulted political parties on political donations...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
My understanding is that there was extensive consultation with political parties during the cours...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, how are the Government going to get at the increasingly shadowy area of what the Minist...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
As the noble Lord indicated, this is a complex area, but we must endeavour to make sure that, as ...; Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my friends in the Liberal Democrats talk about money from America. Unfortunately, we in...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
As the noble Baroness will probably be more aware than I am, donations from Ireland are permitted...; Lord Watts | 856 c642 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the present system has some controls during an election period but then, in a non-elect...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
We are still assessing the Rycroft review, which comments extensively on the evolving threat pose...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
In the light of the various issues that have been raised today, can the Minister say whether the ...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
It would be a very strange Bill that came before this House without any amendments, in my experie...; Lord Sikka | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the term political donations is misleading. This is really about political corruption. ...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
I have said to my noble friend before that I do not always share his conspiracy-theory approach t...; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
I think we have concluded the Private Notice Question.; Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle | 856 c643 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in 2011 the Committee on Standards in Public Life recommended that the amount that any ...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
That is exactly what the Representation of the People Bill will attempt to do; it will make sure ...; Lord Rennard | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, immediately prior to the last general election, the then government party decided to in...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
We are introducing tougher rules on political donations to protect UK elections. The limits have ...; Lord Young of Cookham | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
Further to the suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, that those who make political donation...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with the noble Lord—and not for the first time. It is important that people ar...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am in favour of the legislation that we will be planning. Does the Minister think tha...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my noble friend. I am sure that Mr Rycrotft, in his extensive review of t...; Lord Fuller | 856 c644 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, suggested that those seeking to influence policy through do...; Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | 856 c645 (Link to this contribution)
The law applies to all those who donate to political parties, and it is right and proper that it ...; Lord Forsyth of Drumlean | 856 c645 (Link to this contribution)
My apologies to the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle. That does now conclude the Priv...
Subjects: Finance Foreign nationals Political parties
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