Short Money (system of public funding for opposition parties in the UK Parliament)

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parliamentary funding scheme system of public funding

Short Money is a UK parliamentary funding scheme that provides financial support to opposition parties to help them carry out their parliamentary duties and scrutiny of the government.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	parliamentary funding scheme ⓘ system of public funding ⓘ
administeredBy	House of Commons authorities ⓘ
appliesChamber	House of Commons only ⓘ
appliesTo	House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ opposition parties ⓘ
calculationBasis	number of seats won by the party at the previous general election ⓘ number of votes received by the party at the previous general election ⓘ
component	funding for opposition parties’ travel ⓘ funding for the Leader of the Opposition’s Office ⓘ general funding for opposition parties ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currency	Pound sterling ⓘ
distinctFrom	Cranborne Money NERFINISHED ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion	party must be in opposition to the government ⓘ party must have at least two MPs or one MP and 150,000 votes at the previous general election ⓘ
fundingSource	public funds ⓘ
hasBeneficiary	Official Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ smaller opposition parties meeting eligibility criteria ⓘ
inception	1975 ⓘ
introducedBy	Edward Short, Baron Glenamara NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalForm	non-statutory scheme ⓘ
namedAfter	Edward Short, Baron Glenamara NERFINISHED ⓘ
notAvailableTo	governing party ⓘ independent MPs (unless forming an eligible party) ⓘ
purpose	to fund parliamentary business of opposition parties ⓘ to support opposition parties in carrying out parliamentary duties ⓘ to support scrutiny of the government ⓘ
relatedTo	Cranborne Money NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ UK parliamentary opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	approval of the House of Commons for changes to the scheme ⓘ periodic review of funding levels ⓘ
usedFor	administrative support for opposition front benches ⓘ policy development by opposition parties ⓘ research support for opposition MPs ⓘ staffing costs for opposition parties in Parliament ⓘ

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