House of Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 13th November 2008
20

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

more punitive than any provided for under this Act.’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Not called  55

Schedule  2,  page  28,  line  24,  leave out subsection (a).

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Not called  56

Schedule  2,  page  29,  line  29,  leave out paragraph 20.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Withdrawn  57

Schedule  2,  page  31,  line  2,  leave out paragraph 24.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Withdrawn  59

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  8,  at end insert ‘but such guidance will not be considered

as mandatory if in the reasonable opinion of the Commission it would be in the public

interest for them to exercise their functions otherwise than with regard to the guidance.’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Not called  58

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(9)
The Commission shall publish the guidance specified under this paragraph no

later than 28 days after the date of commencement of this Schedule.’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Withdrawn  60

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  10,  leave out paragraph 26.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Withdrawn  61

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  20,  leave out from ‘shall’ to ‘specifying’ in line 21 and

insert ‘publish an annual report’.

Nick Ainger

Not called  136

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  20,  leave out ‘from time to time’ and insert ‘annually’.

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Not called  62

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(3)
In a report the Commission will not specify the names of those persons who have

been the subject of the cases specified in sub-paragraphs 1(a), (b) and (c), save

where the amount of any penalty exceeds £1,000.’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 13th November 2008
21

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Withdrawn  63

Schedule  2,  page  32,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
the Serious Fraud Office,’.

Schedule Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 18th November at 10.30 a.m.