HC Deb 11 March 2003 vol 401 c156W
Tony Wright

To ask the President of the Council how much public funding the Conservative Party has received since 1997. [101953]

Mr. Robin Cook

Since 1997, the Conservative Party has received the following under the arrangements for financial assistance to opposition parties:

Year £
1997–98 986,763
1998–99 1,112,886
1999–2000 3,377,670
2000–01 3,465,132
2001–02 3,439,066
2002–03 3,459,537
Total 15,841,054