HC Deb 19 July 1976 vol 915 c339W
Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the parliamentary election deposit was fixed at £150; and by how much this would have to be raised to preserve its value in real terms at 1st July 1976.

Mr. John

The amount of the deposit was fixed at £150 in 1918. The comparable figure is now £1,035, an increase of £885.

Back to
Forward to