A Bill to make provision for the regulation of funding and expenditure of political parties; for phased introduction of a cap on donations to political parties; for affiliation fees from trade unions and membership organisations to political parties to be counted as individual donations in prescribed circumstances; for public funding of political parties; for moderation of rights of candidates and parties to election addresses; for limits on political parties’ expenditure between regulated periods; for conferring powers on the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
2 May 2017
The bill would set rules for how political parties are funded and how they spend money. It would phase in a cap on donations, count certain affiliation fees as individual donations, and potentially provide public funding for parties. It also tightens rules on election addresses and spending between regulated periods, with extra powers given to the Electoral Commission.
The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Lords and originated in the Lords; it has not yet moved to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 10 March.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
