Political Parties: Finance

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 10 July 2026.

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Photo of Paul Holmes Paul Holmes Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2026, to Question 8263, on Political Parties: Finance, on what date were political parties informed that the retrospective ban from 25 March 2026 would also apply to donations below the £500 and £50 thresholds.

Photo of Samantha Dixon Samantha Dixon Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Political parties were informed of the moratorium on crypto asset donations of any value, including those thresholds, in the Secretary of State’s announcement on 25 March 2026.

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