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House of Commons

Thursday 20th November 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Political Parties and Elections Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [4th November 2008].

Clause 8.

Amendment (153) proposed, in page 5, line 43, to leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000,

or £1,000 where subsection (4A) of section 54A applies,’.—(Mr Michael Wills.)

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Martin Linton

3

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  43,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Nick Ainger

135

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  43,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000 donated to a

registered party or £1,000 donated to an accounting unit of a registered party’.

Mr Michael Wills

154

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  44,  leave out ‘section 54A’ and insert ‘that section’.

Mr Michael Wills

155

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  3,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

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Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Martin Linton

4

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  3,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Michael Wills

156

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Martin Linton

5

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Nick Ainger

134

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000 donated to a

registered party or £1,000 donated to an accounting unit of a registered party’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

179

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  17,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

180

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  21,  after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.

Mr Michael Wills

157

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

In the case of a registered party with accounting units, where it is an accounting

unit of the party that is offered the donation this section has effect as if “£1,000”

were substituted for “£5,000” in subsections (1) and (2)(b).’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

151

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

A person does not commit an offence if, in the opinion of the Commission, the

person had no intention of making, or by innocent mistake made, a false

declaration under this section.’.

Mr Michael Wills

158

Clause  8,  page  6,  leave out lines 31 to 33.

Mr Michael Wills

159

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  42,  after ‘54(1)(aa)’, insert ‘(but not section 54(1)(b))’.

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Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

181

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  17,  after ‘or’, insert ‘was reasonably’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Martin Linton

6

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  28,  leave out the words in column 2 of the table and insert ‘A

fine of £1000’.

Mr David Kidney

106

Clause  8,  page  8,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(12)

The registration by a Member of Parliament of receipt of a donation or other

benefit within the terms of the 2000 Act in the Register of Members’ Interests

shall be sufficient compliance with the requirement for registration of the same

with the Commission and registration of such receipt with the Commission shall

be sufficient to meet requirement for registration in the Register of Members’

Interests.

(13)	The Registrar of Members’ Interests and the Commission shall put in place

arrangements for the sharing of such information as enables them to give effect

to subsection (12).’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

120

Page  5,  line  39,  leave out Clause 8.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

7

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports)

A1  (1)

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation

reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is inserted—

“(c)	the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association.”.

(2)	In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in

transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is

inserted—

“(c)	the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association.”.

(3)	In paragraph 2A of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in

transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (11), there is

inserted—

“(ba)

the name and addresses of all the members of and donors to

the association;”’.

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Nick Ainger

Martin Linton

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Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports)

A1	In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation

reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10) there is inserted—

“(c)	the names and addresses of all the members of the

association and donors donating £1,000 or more annually

to the association.”.

Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in transaction reports)

A2  (1)

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (identity of authorised

participants: quarterly reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10) there

is inserted—

“(c)	the names and addresses of all members of the association

and donors donating £1,000 or more annually to the

association.”.

(2)	In paragraph 2A of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (limit transactions), after

paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (11) there is inserted—

“(ba)

the names and addresses of all the members of the

association and donors donating £1,000 or more annually

to the association;”’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Martin Linton

Nick Ainger

8

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  4,  at beginning insert—

‘(A1)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (prohibition on accepting

donations from impermissible donors), at the end of sub-paragraph (7)(c) there

is inserted “, or a compliance officer appointed by the holder of a relevant

elective office to act on his behalf.”’.

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Mr Denis MacShane

Nick Ainger

9

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  4,  at beginning insert—

‘(A1)

In paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act (prohibition on accepting

donations from impermissible donors), at the end of sub-paragraph (8)(a) there

is inserted—

“(aa)

member of the House of Lords;”’.

Mr Michael Wills

160

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  7,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000 (where the

regulated donee is a members association) or £1,000 (in any other case)’.

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Nick Ainger

148

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  7,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Michael Wills

161

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  12,  leave out from ‘exceeding’ to second ‘by’ in line 13

and insert ‘£5,000 to be received by a members association by way of a donation, or an

amount exceeding £1,000 to be received by a regulated donee other than a members

association’.

Nick Ainger

147

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  12,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

185

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  18,  leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert

‘individual’s reasonable’.

Mr Michael Wills

162

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  25,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000 (where the

regulated donee is a members association) or £1,000 (in any other case)’.

Nick Ainger

146

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  25,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

186

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  29,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

200

Schedule  3,  page  34,  line  34,  after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.

Mr Michael Wills

163

Schedule  3,  page  35,  leave out lines 1 to 3.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

188

Schedule  3,  page  35,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(8)	The Commission shall prepare and publish guidance notes, which must be

attached to any declaration under paragraph 6A, and which set out in clear

English information necessary to properly complete such a declaration, which

will as a minimum include—

(a)	examples to assist in understanding how benefits are valued;

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(b)	examples to assist in the completion of the declarations required by

paragraph 6A(3);

(c)	the penalties for non-compliance with time periods, and for knowingly or

recklessly making a false declaration;

(d)	the appropriate details of when time limits for the submission of

declarations commence and end.’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

189

Schedule  3,  page  35,  line  37,  leave out ‘appearing’ and insert ‘who reasonably

appears’.

Mr Michael Wills

164

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  2,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

145

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  2,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Michael Wills

165

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  7,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

144

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  7,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

190

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  13,  leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert

‘individual’s reasonable’.

Mr Michael Wills

166

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  20,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

143

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  20,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

191

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  24,  after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

192

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  29,  after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.

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Mr Michael Wills

167

Schedule  3,  page  36,  leave out lines 40 to 42.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

194

Schedule  3,  page  36,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘(8)	The Commission shall prepare and publish guidance notes, which must be

attached to any declaration under paragraph 6A, and which set out in clear

English information necessary to properly complete such a declaration, which

will as a minimum include—

(e)	examples to assist in understanding how benefits are valued;

(f)	examples to assist in the completion of the declarations required by

paragraph 6A(3);

(g)	the penalties for non-compliance with time periods, and for knowingly or

recklessly making a false declaration;

(h)	the appropriate details of when time limits for the submission of

declarations commence and end.’.

Mr Michael Wills

168

Schedule  3,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

142

Schedule  3,  page  37,  line  30,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Michael Wills

169

Schedule  3,  page  37,  line  35,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

141

Schedule  3,  page  37,  line  35,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

195

Schedule  3,  page  37,  line  41,  leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert

‘individual’s reasonable’.

Mr Michael Wills

170

Schedule  3,  page  38,  line  6,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

Nick Ainger

140

Schedule  3,  page  38,  line  6,  leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.

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Revised 20 November 2008