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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 16 October 2026 to Questions 30079 on Political Parties: Finance, whether the enhanced residency test provisions will supersede and disapply the provisions for the Bill announced on 6 July 2026.

The Government will be introducing an enhanced residency test for political donors, ensuring that individuals who have been overseas for a set amount of time in the recent past cannot donate significant sums to political parties without demonstrating a genuine long-term connection to the United Kingdom.

Further details on the enhanced residency test, including interactions with the present minimum residency period, will be set out in due course.