§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Prime Minister if he requires lobbyists and people asking ministers directly to make decisions favouring particular interests to disclose(a) in private and (b) in public any substantial help, services or funding provided to the minister's political party. [16114]
§ The Prime MinisterMinisters are required to take decisions on the merits of each case, not on the basis of whether the people concerned have provided assistance or funding to their political party.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will incorporate in the rules for ministers a requirement for disclosure before September 1998 of knowledge by ministers of help, services or funding exceeding £5,000 provided before May 1997 to the minister's political party. [16113]
§ The Prime MinisterI have asked the Committee on Standards in Public Life—chaired by Sir Patrick Neill—to undertake a wide ranging review of party funding and make recommendations to the Government.