A Bill to place a duty on candidates for elected office to declare any past or current income or gifts from the government of the Russian Federation or from any person or organisation connected to that government; to place a duty on political parties to ensure that their candidates have made this declaration; and for connected purposes.
This Bill would require anyone standing for elected office to declare any past or current income or gifts they have received from the government of the Russian Federation or from people or organisations connected to that government. It would also require political parties to ensure their candidates have made these declarations. The aim is to increase transparency and guard against foreign influence in elections.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee stage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 10 July 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Thursday 20 November 2025.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.