Political Parties Funding Facts

What is the full name of PPERA and when was it introduced?

• 2000

• Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act

In 2024, ____ received more donations than all other parties combined

Labour

Under the _____ (2000) a spending limit of £_____ per constituency was introduced.

• PPERA

• 30,000

The _____ (2000) said that parties must declare any donations over £____

• PPERA

• 5,000

Although a cap of £_____ on individual donations was recommended in the ____ Report, it was not put in place, meaning donations are currently limitless.

• 50,000

• Phillips

Which act established the Electoral Commission to fine parties that broke election rules?

Political Parties and Elections Act (2009)

What is the full name of the PPEA and when was it established?

• Political Parties and Elections Act

• 2009

Parties have encouraged non-resident donors to give long-term ‘____ to get around _____ rules

• Loans

• PPERA

In 2009, which report recommended that state funding for elections should be increased by £__ million?

• Phillips Report

• 25

In ____ the _____ Report recommended parties should be funded per ____ or party member

• 2007

• Phillips

• voter

The Cash for Questions scandal was under which PM?

Tony Blair

Although foreign donations are banned, it is possible for foreign money to influence politics, as seen by the example of _____ _____, the wife of senior Russian politician. who has donated over £_ ____ to the conservatives.

• Lubov Chernukin

• 2 million

____ ____ is given to opposition parties per seat.

Short money

______ _______donated £_ ______ to Labour before the 1997 election, and was then subsequently given special treatment by the gov regarding smoking exemptions for the F1. After the scandal, Blair returned the money.

• Bernie Ecclestone

• 1 million

The Lords opposition is funded by _______ money

Cranborne

How much does each party receive through policy development grants?

£2 million

To qualify for Policy Development Grants, a party must already have _ MPS, and therefore this doesn’t help emerging parties.

2

The Conservative Party was fined £______in ____ for its financial accounting in the 2019 election.

• £17,800

• 2021

Under the 1983 _____ __ ___ ____ Act what is the expenses limit for a general election campaign?

• Representation of the People

• £100,000

Which Act requires Charities that spend over £20,000 on campaigning to register with the Electoral Commission?

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act (2014)

The Transparency of _______, ___-____ Campaigning and ____ _____ Administration Act 2014 requires professional lobbyists to be registered.

• Lobbying

• Non-Party

• Trade Union

How much did _____ _____ donate before being offered a peerage by Boris Johnson?

• Peter Crudas

• 3.5 million

How much donations did Labour receive by Election day 2024?

£9.8 million