Parties and funding

Question 1

How much was raised and spent by the main parties in the 2017 elections ?

Answer 1

£27 million

Question 2

Which union was the biggest contributor ?

Answer 2

UNITE

Question 3

Which business donated the most money ?

Answer 3

JCB

Question 4

what did parties spend on unsolicited materials in 2019 ?

Answer 4

15,000,000

Question 5

Approximately how much was spent on the election of 2019 ?

Answer 5

£50 million

Question 6

How much did the 2019
conservatives raise in registered donations ?

Answer 6

£19,000,000

Question 7

How much did the 2019 Labour party raise in registered donations ?

Answer 7

£5,000,000

Question 8

How much did donations to all parties drop by in 2019 ?

Answer 8

32%

Question 9

How much less did labour raise in 2019 ?

Answer 9

47%

Question 10

what did the 2000 PPER act set as a spending limit ?

Answer 10

£30000 per constituency

Question 11

Which opposition money did the 2000 PPR act introduce ?

Answer 11

Short money and cranborne money

Question 12

What did the 2007 Phillips report recommend ?

Answer 12

state funding

Question 13

2009 PPE act relaxed the non disclosure donations amount to ?

Answer 13

£7500

Question 14

2015 election- what did Labour suggest ?

Answer 14

A cap on donations - failed

Question 15

2015 election what did the Conservatives suggest ?

Answer 15

limits on union donations - failed

Question 16

2016 - What change did Trade Unions suggest ?

Answer 16

Unions have to ask members if they wish to donate towards parties or not

Question 17

in 201 - what was the average donation amount ?

Answer 17

£71,300

Question 18

In 2016 and 2017, Labour and the Conservatives were fined how much for undeclared election spending ?

Answer 18

£20000

Question 19

How much public money did the labour party receive in 2020 ?

Answer 19

£6,000,000