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| Page 6, line 27 [Clause 8], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3A) | A declaration under this section must also state that the person P is resident in the |
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| | | United Kingdom for the purposes of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007 and is |
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| | | not a non-domiciled United Kingdom resident.’. |
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| | Page 38, line 19 [Schedule 3], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘Schedule 6 of the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation reports) |
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| | | A1 (1) | In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act (details to be given in donation |
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| | | reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is inserted— |
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| | | “(c) | the names and addresses of all the members of and donors donating |
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| | | £5,000 or more annually to the association.”. |
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| | | (2) | In paragraph 2 of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in |
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| | | transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (10), there is |
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| | | “(c) | the names and addresses of all members of and donors donating |
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| | | £5,000 or more annually to the association.”. |
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| | | (3) | In paragraph 2A of Schedule 6A to the 2000 Act (details to be given in |
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| | | transaction reports), after paragraph (b) of sub-paragraph (11), there is |
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| | | “(ba) | the names and addresses of all the members of and donors donating |
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| | | £5,000 or more annually to the association;”’. |
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| | other new clauses relating to political donations and spending |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | No registered political party may spend more than £300,000 in qualifying |
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| | | expenditure in any individual parliamentary constituency in the 61 months |
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| | | following a general election. |
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| | | (2) | If a by-election is held in a constituency, the limit mentioned in subsection (1) |
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| | | shall be increased for that constituency by the relevant limit on election expenses |
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| | | for by-elections in force at the time of the by-election. |
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| | | (3) | In this section “qualifying expenditure” has the same meaning as in section |
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| | | [Qualifying expenditure]. |
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| | | (4) | Where constituency boundaries change between one election and the next, the |
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| | | Electoral Commission may apportion expenditure between constituencies in any |
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| | | manner it thinks fit, provided that it has issued guidance on how it intends to make |
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| | | Spending limits - power to vary |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Any spending limits in force by virtue of this Act may be varied by order. |
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| | | (2) | An order under this section may make different provision for the periods before |
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| | | and after the following general election. |
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| | | (3) | No order may be laid under this section unless approved by the Electoral |
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| | | (4) | Any order made under this section must be laid before and approved by a |
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| | | resolution of each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | A registered political party may spend in total, including expenditure by its |
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| | | national, regional, local or other organs, no more than £100 million on qualifying |
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| | | expenditure in the period of 61 months following a general election. |
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| | | (2) | If more than one general election occurs within 61 months following the previous |
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| | | general election, the Electoral Commission shall have power to increase the sums |
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| | | referred to in (1) above by any amount it thinks appropriate.’. |
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| | | National spending limits—special treatment for smaller parties |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Notwithstanding section [National spending limit], a registered political party |
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| | | that contested fewer than 100 seats at the previous general election may spend in |
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| | | total on qualifying expenditure, including expenditure by its national, regional, |
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| | | local or other organs, no more than the sum of— |
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| | | (a) | £152,250 multiplied by the number of seats it contested at the previous |
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| | | (b) | £2,500 for each additional seat it contests in the following general |
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| | | election at the subsequent general election multiplied by the number of |
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| | | months between the previous general election and the following general |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | For the purposes of this Part, “qualifying expenditure” shall include expenditure, |
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| | | whether or not intended to promote the candidacy of a particular person at a |
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| | | (a) | party political and election broadcasts, including agency fees, design |
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| | | costs and any other costs in connection with preparing or producing such |
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| | | (b) | advertising of any nature (whatever the medium used) including agency |
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| | | fees, design costs and any other costs in connection with preparing or |
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| | | producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising or |
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| | | anything incorporating such advertising and intended to be distributed |
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| | | for the purpose of disseminating it; |
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| | | (c) | unsolicited material sent to electors, whether or not addressed to them by |
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| | | name (including newsletters or similar publications issued by or on |
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| | | behalf of the party with a view to giving electors in a particular electoral |
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| | | area information about the opinions or activities of, or other personal |
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| | | information relating to, their elected representatives or existing or |
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| | | prospective candidates), including design costs and any other costs in |
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| | | connection with preparing, producing and distributing such material, |
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| | | including the cost of postage, but not including unsolicited material sent |
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| | | (d) | any manifesto or other document setting out the party’s policies, |
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| | | including design costs and other costs in connection with preparing or |
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| | | producing or distributing or otherwise disseminating any such document; |
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| | | (e) | market research or canvassing, whether conducted in person or on the |
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| | | telephone or by any other method, for the purpose of ascertaining polling |
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| | | intentions or for the purpose of increasing the support of that party or |
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| | | reducing the support of other parties; |
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| | | (f) | the provision of any services or facilities in connection with press |
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| | | conferences or other dealings with the media; |
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| | | (g) | transport (by any means) of persons to any place or places with a view to |
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| | | obtaining publicity for the party, its policies, its representatives or its |
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| | | (h) | rallies and other events, including public meetings (but not annual or |
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| | | other party conferences) organised so as to obtain publicity for the party, |
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| | | its policies, its representatives or its views, including costs incurred in |
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| | | connection with the attendance of persons at such events, the hire of |
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| | | premises for the purposes of such events or the provision of goods, |
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| | | services or facilities at them; |
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| | | (i) | subsidies or grants to other persons or bodies designed to increase |
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| | | support for the party, its representatives or views, or to decrease support |
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| | | for any other party, its representatives of views. |
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| | | (2) | Any expenditure of more than £100 per year by any person on qualifying |
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| | | expenditure intended to benefit a registered party shall count as qualifying |
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| | | expenditure by that registered party, but time donated on a voluntary basis shall |
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| | | not count as such expenditure. |
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| | | (3) | Expenditure by a registered party on remuneration or allowances of staff, whether |
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| | | permanent or temporary, shall count as qualifying expenditure unless the member |
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| | | of staff concerned works exclusively on matters not connected with the activities |
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| | | mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (h). |
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| | | (4) | The following shall not count as qualifying expenditure— |
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| | | (a) | any expenses in respect of any property, services or facilities so far as |
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| | | those expenses fall to be met out of public funds; |
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| | | (b) | any expenses incurred in respect of an individual by way of travelling |
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| | | expenses (by any means of transport) or in providing for his |
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| | | accommodation or other personal needs to the extent that the expenses |
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| | | are paid by the individual from his own resources and are not reimbursed |
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| | | House of Commons communications allowance to count as qualifying expenditure |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘Money paid out of the House of Commons Communications Allowance to |
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| | | Members of Parliament who represent a registered party shall count as qualifying |
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| | | expenditure of that party for the purposes of section [National spending limit], |
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| | | notwithstanding any restriction on the use of that allowance for party political |
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| | | purposes and regardless of whether or not it would otherwise come within |
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| | | subsection (1) of that section.’. |
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| | new clauses and amendments relating to clauses 13 to 17 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 15 (service declaration), omit subsection (2)(a). |
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| | | (3) | In section 15 (service declaration), omit subsections (9), (10), (11) and (12).’. |
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