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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 4th November 2008

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill


 

[First Sitting]


 

Mr Michael Wills

 

Agreed to

 

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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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

(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.

 


 

Mr Michael Wills

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

 

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 

Agreed to

 


 

Mr Michael Wills

 

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

 

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

 

Agreed to

 


 

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

 

Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State, Michael Wills MP, Minister of State, and offi­

 

cials, Ministry of Justice.

 

Sir Hayden Phillips and Sir Christopher Kelly.

 

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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