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Mr. Arthur Lewis
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will give the total amounts of public funds paid out to each of the political parties since the inception of the scheme; and whether he will arrange for this to be published on an annual basis.
Mr. St. John-Stevas
Since the inception of the scheme in 1975 the total financial assistance provided from the House of Commons Vote to the parliamentary political parties is as follows:
| £ | |
| Conservative Party | 670,585 |
| Liberal Party | 165,716 |
| Labour Party | 139,698 |
| Scottish National Party | 45,165 |
| Plaid Cymru | 11,047 |
| United Ulster Unionist Coalition | 9,275 |
| Social Democratic Labour Party | 5,578 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1,832 |
| Ulster Democratic Unionist Party | 839 |