§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to make funding available to political parties for security costs associated with the annual party conferences.
§ The Prime MinisterCentral funding for this purpose has been available to all parties since 1986. The scheme, which was extended this year to include part of the cost of issuing photographic security passes, provides for political parties to be reimbursed for specified security costs, where the chief constable concerned certifies that the expenditure was incurred on security measures which were necessary and in line with the assessed threat.