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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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Schedule  5,  page  42,  line  16,  column  2,  at beginning insert ‘Section 13’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

19

Clause  16,  page  11,  line  22,  at beginning insert—

‘(1)	The provisions of sections [Limits on party expenditure] and [Local spending

limits] shall apply to the period before the next general election subject to

Schedule [Spending limits: transitional arrangements].

(2)	The Electoral Commission is under a duty to announce national and local

spending limits under Schedule [Spending limits: transitional arrangements] for

the period before the next general election before sections [Limits on party

expenditure] and [Local spending limits] come into force.’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

20

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and

(g)	section [Spending limits: transitional arrangements] and Schedule

[Spending limits: transitional arrangements],’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

23

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and

(g)	section [Cap on donations],’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

24

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  20,  at end insert ‘and

(g)	section [Donations by companies controlled by impermissible donors],’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

21

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘(5)	Subsection (1) does not apply to section [Local spending limits], which comes

into force 14 days after the day on which this Act is passed.’.

David Howarth

Mr Alan Reid

22

Clause  19,  page  12,  line  21,  at end insert—

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‘(5)	Subsection (1) does not apply to section [Limits on party expenditure], which

comes into force 14 days after the day on which this Act is passed.’.

Remaining New Clauses

Review of the Act

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall appoint a committee to conduct a review of this Act.

(2)	He must seek to secure that at any time there are not fewer than seven members

of the committee.

(3)	A person may be a member of the committee only if he is a member of the Privy

Council.

(4)	The committee shall complete the review and send a report to the Secretary of

State not later than the end of two years beginning with the day on which this Act

is passed.

(5)	The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament as soon as

is reasonably practicable.

(6)	The Secretary of State may make payments to persons appointed as members of

the committee.’.

Order of the House [20th OCTOBER 2008] as amended by order of

27th october

That the following provisions shall apply to the Political Parties and Elections Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20th November 2008.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [4th November 2008]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday

4th November) meet—

(a)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 6th November;

(b)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 11th November;

(c)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th November;

(d)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 18th November;

(e)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 20th November;

(2)	the Committee shall hear evidence in accordance with the following Table;

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 4th	Until no later than	Ministry of Justice
	November	12.00 p.m.
	Tuesday 4th	Until no later than	Sir Hayden Phillips;
	November	1.00 p.m.	Sir Christopher Kelly
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Electoral Commission
	November	10.25 a.m.
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Professor Keith
	November	2.00 p.m.	Ewing, King’s College
			London;
			Professor Justin
			Fisher, Brunel
			University;
			Dr Michael Pinto-
			Duschinsky
	Thursday 6th	Until no later than	Representatives of the
	November	3.00 p.m.	Labour Party, the
			Conservative Party,
			and the Liberal
			Democrats

(3)	the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 4 to 7; new

Clauses relating to Electoral Commisioners etc; new Schedules relating to

Electoral Commissioners etc; Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clause 3;

Schedule 2; new Clauses relating to functions of Electoral Commission; new

Schedules relating to functions of Electoral Commission; Clauses 12 and 13;

new Clauses relating to elections and electoral registration; new Schedules

relating to elections and electoral registration; Clause 8; Schedule 3; Clauses

9 to 11; new Clauses relating to political donations and expenditure; new

Schedules relating to political donations and expenditure; Clauses 14 and 15;

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Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 16 to 20; remaining new Clauses; remaining new

Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 20th November.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

11

Schedule  3,  page  39,  line  11,  leave out paragraph 10 and insert—

‘10	Omit Schedule 20 (penalties).’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

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Schedule  2,  page  24,  line  43,  leave out from ‘notice’ to end and insert ‘at any point

during the period specified in paragraph 9(1)’.

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Revised 10 November 2008