Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the answer of 21 September 2026, to Question HL3154, on Political Parties: Finance, what is her department’s definition of political equality, and what are the metrics to measure or quantity it.

The Government is committed to supporting participation in the democratic process and maintaining public confidence in it. The Government's political finance policies are intended to uphold the integrity of elections and ensure that the political finance framework operates in a fair, transparent and proportionate manner. Analysis of the changes made to the political finance regime by the Representation of the People Bill, including democratic and equality impacts, can be found in the Impact Assessment.