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.
The Declaration of Income and Gifts by Candidates for Elected Office (Russian Federation) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Max Wilkinson.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 20 November 2025 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Max Wilkinson), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 10th July 2026 - 2nd reading
Last Event: Thursday 20th November 2025 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament