Cranborne Money is the common name given to the annual payment to opposition parties in the UK

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to help them with their costs. It is named after Lord Cranborne, who was the leader of the House of Lords when it was introduced on 27 November 1996.

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is its counterpart in the

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Annual allocations

In addition to the above funds, the salaries of the

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and Opposition

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in the House of Lords are also paid from public funds. In 2009/10 such payments amounted to £73,617 and £68,074 respectively.

References

External links

Financial assistance for Opposition parties
Parliament.uk - contains total amounts for each year since 2001. House of Lords 1996 introductions Political funding in the United Kingdom 1996 establishments in England Public finance of the United Kingdom {{UK-poli-stub