Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party
Campaigning and Trade Union Administration
Bill

Page 14, line 40, at end insert—

“(14)   In section 87(2)(a)(i) of that Act (expenditure by third parties which is not
controlled expenditure) after “a” insert “paid for”.”

(15)   In section 75(1ZZA)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983
(prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent) after “a” insert
“paid for”.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 26
stand part of the Bill.

Page 56, leave out lines 33 to 35

Page 56, line 35, at end insert—

“(1A)    Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) shall be taken as extending to
communications with committed supporters, who have been
actively involved in the activity of a recognised third party.

(1B)   For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1A) “actively involved”
means those who have—

(a)   made a donation (whether within the purposes of
Schedule 11 or not) to the recognised third party; or

(b)   made a direct communication (whether solicited or
otherwise) to the recognised third party in the past twelve
months; or

(c)   consented to receiving communications from the
recognised third party in the past twelve months.”

Page 57, line 1, leave out “, or market research seeking views or information from,”

Page 57, line 1, leave out from “research” to end of line 2 and insert “for the purpose
of ascertaining polling intentions”

Page 57, line 3, leave out “, or other media events,”

Page 57, leave out lines 5 to 8

Page 57, leave out lines 9 to 14

Page 57, line 9, leave out “annual”

Page 57, line 10, after “conferences” insert “or other conferences that take place
annually”

Page 57, line 12, leave out “the attendance of persons at such events,”

Page 57, line 14, at end insert—

“Exclusions

1AA Nothing in sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 1 shall be taken
as extending to any expenses incurred in respect of remuneration
or allowances payable to any member of staff (whether
permanent or otherwise) in the direct employ of the third party.”

Page 57, line 14, at end insert—

“PART 1A

QUALIFYING EXPENSES: EXCLUSIONS

2    (1)   Nothing in paragraph 1 shall be taken as extending to—

(a)   any expenses incurred in respect of the remuneration or
allowances payable to any member of the staff (whether
permanent or otherwise) of the third party,

(b)   the reasonable costs of oral or written services for
translations into languages other than English,

(c)   safety or security measures for public meetings or to
ensure the safety of one or more individuals,

(d)   the reasonable costs of making documents accessible to
those with physical or learning disabilities, or

(e)   communications between third parties and their
supporters.

(2)   In relation to sub-paragraph (1)(e) “supporters” shall include any
individual who has given specific consent to be contacted by the
organisation and by the relevant means in accordance with the
Data Protection Act 1998.”

Page 58, leave out lines 15 to 21

Page 58, line 21, leave out “consultation” and insert “consulting and trying to reach
agreement”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that
Schedule 3 be the Third Schedule to the Bill.

Page 14, line 42, leave out subsection (1)

Page 14, line 42, leave out subsection (1) and insert—

“(1)   In section 94 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000,
(limits on controlled expenditure by non-recognised third parties), for
subsection (5) substitute—

“(5)   Subject to subsection (5ZA), the limits referred to in subsection (3)
are as follows—

(a)   £10,000 for England, and

(b)   £5,000 for each of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

(5ZA)   In any case where controlled expenditure is wholly or substantially
confined to any one particular parliamentary constituency (as
defined by paragraph 2A of Schedule 10) the limit is equal to the
limit on controlled expenditure set by paragraph 2B of
Schedule 10.””

Page 14, line 44, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “for paragraphs (a) and
(b) substitute “£25,000 for each of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.””

Page 14, line 44, leave out “£5,000” and insert “£14,000”

Page 14, line 44, leave out “£5,000” and insert “£20,000”

Page 14, line 44, leave out “£2,000” and insert “£10,000”

Page 14, line 45, leave out “£2,000” and insert “£7,000”

Page 15, line 1, leave out subsection (2)

Page 15, line 1, leave out subsection (2) and insert—

“(2)   In Schedule 10 to that Act (limits on controlled expenditure by recognised
third parties)—

(a)   In paragraph 3(2)(a) for “£793,500” substitute “£1,125,000”,

(b)   In paragraph 3(2)(b) for “£108,000” substitute “£155,000”,

(c)   In paragraph 3(2)(c) for “£60,000” substitute “£86,000”,

(d)   In paragraph 3(2)(d) for “£27,000” substitute “£40,000”.”

Page 15, line 3, leave out “2%” and insert “5%”

[Withdrawn]

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 27
stand part of the Bill.

Page 16, line 22, leave out from “if” to end of line 23 and insert “the expenditure
relates to—

(a)   sending election material falling within paragraph 1 of
Schedule 8A which is—

(i)   addressed to, or

(ii)   by virtue of delivery instructions directed to,

  any person registered, or entitled to be registered, in the register of parliamentary electors for any particular constituency, or to households within a particular constituency;

(b)   unsolicited telephone calls falling within paragraph 2 of
Schedule 8A, made to such persons or households.

( )   For the purposes of this paragraph, “election material” is defined as
in section 143A.”

Page 16, line 31, leave out from “is” to end of line 33 and insert “£10,000”

Page 16, line 31, leave out from “is” to end of line 33 and insert “£5,000”

Page 16, leave out lines 37 and 38 and insert “£5,000”

Page 16, leave out lines 37 and 38 and insert “£500”

Page 16, line 38, at end insert—

“(2C)    The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument
vary the amount of the limits in subsections (2A) and (2B).

(2D)   A statutory instrument containing an order made under
subsection (2C) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument
has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House
of Parliament.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 28
stand part of the Bill.

Insert the following new Clause—

“Constituency limits: exceptions

(1)   A recognised third party may exceed the constituency limits imposed by
section 28 (“the constituency limits”) in the circumstances set out in
subsections (2) and (3), subject to subsections (4) to (6).

(2)   The circumstances are that for the purposes of this section the recognised
third party records all donations of any value as prescribed by Schedule 11
to the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (hereafter
“PPERA 2000”) notwithstanding paragraph 4 of that Schedule.

(3)   The controlled expenditure is funded by donations of less than £250 each
from permissible donors within the parliamentary constituency or
constituencies within which the controlled expenditure has an effect under
paragraph 2A of Schedule 10 to PPERA 2000 (as inserted by this Act).

(4)   A recognised third party may not by virtue of subsection (3) exceed the
constituency limits by more than £250 in relation to any one permissible
donor.

(5)   Nothing in this section shall permit a recognised third party to exceed by
more than 50% the maximum campaign expenditure limit set out in
paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to PPERA 2000.

(6)   Nothing in this section shall permit a recognised third party to spend more
than £15,000 in any one constituency during the regulated period, or more
than £10,000 during the post-dissolution part of the regulated period.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 29
stand part of the Bill.

Insert the following new Clause—

“Third parties acting in concert

(1)   Section 94 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
(limits of controlled expenditure by non-recognised third parties) is
amended as follows.

(2)   In subsection (6)(b) after “arrangement” insert (“the plan”).

(3)   In subsection (6), at end insert “in pursuance of the plan”.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Publication of guidelines for third parties regarding regulation of expenditure

(1)   As soon as is reasonably practicable after the passing of this Act, the
Electoral Commission shall publish guidelines to assist third parties to
determine what procedures are necessary for them to ensure compliance
with the provisions of this Act.

(2)   The provisions of this Act regulating expenditure by third parties shall not
come into effect until three months have elapsed after the publication of the
guidelines mentioned in subsection (1).

(3)   In the event that the effect of subsections (1) and (2) is that the period
remaining prior to the 2015 general election is less than the relevant period,
the limits on expenditure by third parties will be reduced to the relevant
proportion of the maximum permitted expenditure.

(4)   In subsection (3) the “relevant proportion” means the proportion of the
maximum permitted expenditure represented by

where A is the number of days remaining after the expiry of the three
month period specified in subsection (2) until the date of the poll for the
2015 general election and B is 365.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Resources for Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission will be provided with sufficient resources to
enable it to comply with any additional obligations imposed upon it as a
result of this Act.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Controlled expenditure

(1)   Schedule 10 to the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000
(limits on controlled expenditure) is amended as follows.

(2)   In paragraph 3(3)(a) for “365 days” substitute “six months”.

(3)   In paragraph 3(3)(b) for “365 days” substitute “six months”.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Controlled expenditure by third parties

(1)   The Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (limits on
controlled expenditure by third parties) is amended as follows.

(2)   In section 85, after subsection (4) insert—

“(4A)    “Minor third party” means a third party—

(a)   that incurs controlled expenditure only as part of a single
plan or arrangement falling within section 94(6), and

(b)   in doing so does not incur controlled expenditure in excess
of the limits in section 94(5).

(4B)   “Nominated third party” means a recognised third party in relation
to which a declaration under section 94(7A) has been submitted to
the Electoral Commission.”

(3)   In section 94, after subsection (5A) insert—

“(5B)    Subsections (3) and (4) shall not apply to a minor third party.”

(4)   In section 94 after subsection (7), insert—

“(7A)    Where subsection (6) applies, a minor third party may submit a
declaration to the Electoral Commission specifying a recognised
third party to act as its nominated third party, and any such
declaration must be signed by the minor third party and by the
responsible person for the recognised third party.

(7B)   A nominated third party shall—

(a)   count the relevant minor third party’s controlled
expenditure towards its own applicable limit under
Schedule 10;

(b)   report the relevant minor third party’s controlled
expenditure in its return under section 96.””

Insert the following new Clause—

“Returns as to controlled expenditure

(1)   Section 96 of the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000
(returns as to controlled expenditure) is amended as follows.

(2)   In subsection (1)(a) after “expenditure” insert “in excess of the limits in
section 94(5)”.

(3)   After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)    Where—

(a)   during any regulated period the total controlled
expenditure incurred by or on behalf of a recognised third
party is below the limits in section 94(5) in any relevant part
or parts of the United Kingdom, and

(b)   that period ends,

the responsible person shall submit a declaration to the Electoral
Commission that it has not spent in excess of the limits in section
94(5) in respect of the relevant part or parts of the United
Kingdom.””

Insert the following new Clause—

“Controlled expenditure

(1)   Schedule 10 to the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000
(limits on controlled expenditure) is amended as follows.

(2)   In paragraph 3(3)(a) for “365 days” substitute “four months”.

(3)   In paragraph 3(3)(b) for “365 days” substitute “four months”.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Extension to local authorities

(1)   The Secretary of State may by order extend the provisions of this Part to
local authority elections in England and Wales, and may make regulations
governing its operation in relation to such elections.

(2)   Orders and regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft
has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of
Parliament.”

Page 24, line 39, at end insert—

“( )   In subsection (2), after paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca)   a body incorporated by Royal Charter, or”.”

Page 25, line 27, at end insert—

“(g)   in the case of a body falling within subsection (2)(ca) (bodies
incorporated by Royal Charter), the body’s officers.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 31
stand part of the Bill.

Page 30, line 44, at end insert—

“( )   No report under section 95A or 95C in respect of reportable
donations or substantial donations shall be made for any period in
respect of which no such donations have been made.”

Page 30, line 44, at end insert—

“( )   A recognised third party may nominate as its responsible person in
relation to reporting under section 95A or 95C a person nominated
as the responsible person for those purposes by another recognised
third party.”

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 32
stand part of the Bill.

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 33
stand part of the Bill.

Insert the following new Clause—

“Electoral Commission and Charity Commission: joint guidance

Before the commencement of this Act, the Minister shall require the
Electoral Commission and the Charity Commission to produce joint
guidance on the requirements of Part 2 as they apply to charities.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“PART 2A

TAX RELIEF ON DONATIONS

Tax relief on donations

(1)   In the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, after
section 70 insert—

“70A          Tax relief on donations

Tax relief shall be given, subject to Schedule (Tax relief on donations),
to individuals who make donations to a registered political party.”

(2)   Schedule (Tax relief on donations) has effect.”

Insert the following new Schedule—

“SCHEDULE

TAX RELIEF ON DONATIONS

After Schedule 6 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act
2000, insert—

Page 49, line 9, leave out paragraph (c)

Page 49, line 12, at end insert—

“( )   may not appoint a day before 1 January 2016 for any of the
provisions of Part 3 to come into force”

Page 49, line 18, leave out paragraph (c)

Insert the following new Clause—

“Operation of this Act

The Minister must before the end of the period of two years, beginning
with the day on which this Act is passed, appoint a person to review
generally the operation of this Act.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Duration of sections 26 to 35

Sections 26 to 35 shall expire and cease to have effect on 31 May 2016.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Post-election review

(1)   Within six months of the first parliamentary general election following the
passage of this Act, Parliament shall appoint a committee to conduct a
review of Part VI of the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act
2000.

(2)   The review must address, in particular, the following matters—

(a)   the effect at that parliamentary general election of Part VI of the
Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 on—

(i)   recognised third parties;

(ii)   third party campaigners which are not recognised third
parties;

(iii)   political parties and candidates;

(iv)   public perception of undue influence in elections;

(v)   expenditure on third party campaigning; and

(b)   any other matters the committee considers appropriate.

(3)   The committee shall publish the conclusions of its review in a report, which
shall be debated in both Houses of Parliament.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Post-election review (No. 2)

(1)   Within one year of the parliamentary general election following the
passage of this Act, Parliament shall appoint a committee to conduct a
review of Part VI of the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act
2000.

(2)   The review must address, in particular, the following matters—

(a)   the effect at that parliamentary general election of Part VI of the
Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 on—

(i)   recognised third parties;

(ii)   third party campaigners which are not recognised third
parties;

(iii)   political parties and candidates;

(iv)   public perception of undue influence in elections;

(v)   expenditure on third party campaigning; and

(b)   any other matters the committee considers appropriate.

(3)   The committee shall publish the conclusions of its review in a report, which
shall be debated in both Houses of Parliament before 31 May 2016.”

[Withdrawn]

Insert the following new Clause—

“Coalition working

(1)   Section 94 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
(limits on controlled expenditure by third parties) is amended as follows.

(2)   In subsection (6) in the text after paragraph (b), after “shall” insert “not”.”

Line 2, leave out “consultant” and insert “professional”