Short Money

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Short Money is a system of public funding in the United Kingdom that provides financial support to opposition parties in Parliament to help them carry out their parliamentary duties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary funding scheme ⓘ
system of public funding ⓘ
administeredBy House of Commons authorities ⓘ
appliesChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons
appliesTo House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons

opposition parties ⓘ
beneficiary Official Opposition (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Official Opposition

other qualifying opposition parties ⓘ
calculationBasis number of seats won by an opposition party ⓘ
number of votes received by an opposition party ⓘ
component funding for opposition leaders’ offices ⓘ
funding for opposition whips ⓘ
general funding for opposition parties ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currency Pound sterling ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion minimum number or proportion of votes or seats ⓘ
representation in the House of Commons ⓘ
excludes parties in government ⓘ
fundingSource public funds ⓘ
hasEffect strengthening parliamentary scrutiny of the government ⓘ
supporting the Official Opposition’s role as alternative government ⓘ
inception 1975 ⓘ
introducedBy Edward Short, Baron Glenamara ⓘ
jurisdiction British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
legalForm non-statutory scheme ⓘ
namedAfter Edward Short, Baron Glenamara ⓘ
notApplicableChamber House of Lords ⓘ
purpose to help opposition parties carry out their parliamentary duties ⓘ
to provide financial support to opposition parties in Parliament ⓘ
relatedTo Cranborne Money ⓘ
restrictedFromUseFor general party campaigning ⓘ
party electioneering ⓘ
sector politics ⓘ
subjectTo periodic review of rates and conditions ⓘ
usedFor parliamentary research ⓘ
policy development related to parliamentary business ⓘ
staffing costs ⓘ
travel and associated parliamentary costs ⓘ

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