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(b)    

Section 65(3) (failure to deliver donation reports to Commission within

 

time limits), and

 

(c)    

paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 7 (failure to deliver donation report to

 

Commission within time limit).’.

 


 

Disclosure of election candidate’s addresses

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

NC20

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

In the 1983 Act, Schedule 1 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as

 

follows.

 

(2)    

In paragraph 6, for sub-paragraph (2)(b) there is substituted—

 

“(b)    

the first three, or where relevant four, digits of the candidate’s

 

home address postcode (“partial postcode”), and”.

 

(3)    

In paragraph 6, after sub-paragraph (2)(b) there is inserted—

 

“(2A)    

When submitting a nomination paper a candidate, or his proposer or

 

seconder, must provide such proof of his home address as the returning

 

officer may require.

 

(2B)    

A returning officer must not reveal the full home address of a candidate

 

to a third party and must take such steps as are necessary to prevent this

 

information being made public.”.

 

(4)    

In paragraph 8, after sub-paragraph (3)(c) there is inserted—

 

“(d)    

shall not state the candidate’s home address.”.

 

(5)    

In paragraph 14, sub-paragraph (2), for “addresses” there is substituted “partial

 

postcode of home address”.

 

(6)    

In the Appendix of forms, the “Form of nomination paper” is amended as

 

follows—

 

“(a)    

In the fourth column of the first row, for ‘Home address in full’

 

there is substituted ‘Partial postcode of home address’;

 

(b)    

In the fourth column of the second row, for ‘52 George Street,

 

Bristol’ there is substituted ‘BS20’.”.

 

(7)    

In the Appendix of forms the “Form of Ballot Paper” is amended by omitting all

 

the house numbers and street names of the candidates on the form.’.

 


 

Mr Michael Wills

 

129

 

Title,  line  2,  at end insert ‘and electoral registration’.

 

 

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


 
 

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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

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.

 

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

 

 
 

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(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;

 

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.

 


 
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