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Political Parties: Cryptocurrencies |
| Question ID: |
1809746 |
| UIN: |
57665 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4474 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kevin Hollinrake
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| Asking Member handle: |
kevinhollinrake
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@kevinhollinrake
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Commission has issued on political donations being made via cryptocurrencies. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1560 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Jeremy Wright
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sir Jeremy Wright
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| Answer text: |
The Commission’s guidance on permissibility of donations includes information on cryptocurrencies. The guidance states that the same legal requirements apply to donations received in cryptocurrencies as any other donations. Parties must ensure that they o... |
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| Answering body ID: |
36 |
| Answering body name: |
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |
| Tweeted: |
false |