Political Parties: Northern Ireland

(asked on 14th March 2017) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment he has made of the risks of removing the anonymity of donors to political parties operating in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.


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Kris Hopkins
This question was answered on 16th March 2017

The Secretary of State wrote to the Northern Ireland parties in January to seek their views on moving to full transparency. The Government is keen to make progress on this issue following the recent Assembly election.

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