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Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

60

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

new clauses and amendments relating to clauses 8 and 9 and schedule 3

 

Mr Gordon Prentice

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Paul Flynn

 

David Taylor

 

Mr David Drew

 

Lynne Jones

 

Total signatories: 163

 

Mr Jim Devine

 

Harry Cohen

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Eric Martlew

 

Mr Anthony Wright

 

Mr Michael Clapham

 

Nick Ainger

 

Dr Desmond Turner

 

Bob Spink

 

Mr Brian H. Donohoe

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Brian Jenkins

 

Mr Ian Davidson

 

Mr Marsha Singh

 

Mr Eric Illsley

 

Paul Farrelly

 

Colin Burgon

 

Mr Lindsay Hoyle

 

Mr Bill Olner

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Alan Simpson

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

Julie Morgan

 

Mike Gapes

 

Mr Elfyn Llywd

 

Roger Berry

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Dr Doug Naysmith

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Pete Wishart

 

Colin Challen

 

Keith Hill

 

Mr Dennis Skinner

 

Mr Ken Purchase

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

John Austin

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

Michael Connarty

 

Mr Chris Mullin

 

Mr Frank Field

 

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Mike Wood

 

Ms Diane Abbott

 

Mr Martin Caton

 

Mrs Ann Cryer

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

David Heyes

 

Dr Nick Palmer

 

Mr David Hamilton

 

Eric Joyce

 

Dr Phyllis Starkey

 

John Mann

 

Ann Clwyd

 

Mr Denis MacShane

 

Mr Virenda Sharma

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Alan Meale

 

Dr Tony Wright

 

Jim Cousins

 

Andrew Mackinlay

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Martin Linton

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Edward O’Hara

 

Jim Sheridan

 

Gordon Banks

 

Ms Gisela Stuart

 

Mr Greg Pope

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Mark Fisher

 

Dr Ian Gibson

 

Charlotte Atkins

 

Tom Levitt

 

Mr Martyn Jones

 

Chris Ruane

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Chris McCafferty

 

Frank Dobson

 

John Battle

 

Mr Robert N Wareing

 

Mr David Winnick

 

Dr Howard Stoate

 

Derek Wyatt

 

Albert Owen

 

Shona McIsaac

 

Mr Bob Laxton

 

Mary Creagh

 

Mrs Madeleine Moon

 

John Robertson

 

Linda Gilroy

 

Rob Marris

 

Dr Richard Taylor

 

Joan Ryan

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

Ms Angela C Smith

 

Dr Ashok Kumar

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Mr Robert Flello

 

Mr John Heppell

 

Andrew Gwynne

 

Mrs Janet Dean

 

Glenda Jackson

 

Mr Dai Harvard

 

Mr Elliot Morley

 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Bill Etherington

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Miss Ann Begg

 

Jim Dowd

 

Clare Short

 

Emily Thornbury

 

Derek Twigg

 

Mr David S. Borrow

 

Hywel Williams

 

Natascha Engel

 

Mr Tom Harris

 

Derek Twigg

 

Ben Chapman

 

David Howarth

 

Norman Baker

 

Tom Brake


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

61

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Lorely Burt

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Mr Don Foster

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Nick Harvey

 

John Hemming

 

Paul Holmes

 

Simon Hughes

 

Chris Huhne

 

Mark Hunter

 

Susan Kramer

 

Mr David Laws

 

Mr Michael Moore

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Willie Rennie

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Bob Russell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Jo Swinson

 

Matthew Taylor

 

John Thurso

 

Steve Webb

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Jenny Willott

 

Richard Younger-Ross

 

84

 

Parliamentary Star    

Page  6,  line  4  [Clause  8],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In section 54 of the 2000 Act (permissible donors), in subsection 2(a), after

 

“register” there is inserted “who is resident in the United Kingdom for the

 

purposes of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (c. 3) and is not a non-domiciled

 

United Kingdom resident”.’.

 

Mr Gordon Prentice

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Paul Flynn

 

David Taylor

 

Mr David Drew

 

Lynne Jones

 

Total signatories: 163

 

Mr Jim Devine

 

Harry Cohen

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Eric Martlew

 

Mr Anthony Wright

 

Mr Michael Clapham

 

Nick Ainger

 

Dr Desmond Turner

 

Bob Spink

 

Mr Brian H. Donohoe

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Mr Brian Jenkins

 

Mr Ian Davidson

 

Mr Marsha Singh

 

Mr Eric Illsley

 

Paul Farrelly

 

Colin Burgon

 

Mr Lindsay Hoyle

 

Mr Bill Olner

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

Alan Simpson

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

Julie Morgan

 

Mike Gapes

 

Mr Elfyn Llywd

 

Roger Berry

 

Mr Michael Meacher

 

Dr Doug Naysmith

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Pete Wishart

 

Colin Challen

 

Keith Hill

 

Mr Dennis Skinner

 

Mr Ken Purchase

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Mr David Chaytor

 

John Austin

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

Michael Connarty

 

Mr Chris Mullin

 

Mr Frank Field

 

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Mike Wood

 

Ms Diane Abbott

 

Mr Martin Caton

 

Mrs Ann Cryer

 

Mr Terry Rooney

 

David Heyes

 

Dr Nick Palmer

 

Mr David Hamilton

 

Eric Joyce

 

Dr Phyllis Starkey

 

John Mann

 

Ann Clwyd

 

Mr Denis MacShane

 

Mr Virenda Sharma

 

John McDonnell

 

Mr Alan Meale

 

Dr Tony Wright

 

Jim Cousins

 

Andrew Mackinlay

 

Mr Paul Truswell

 

Mr Andy Slaughter

 

Martin Linton

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Edward O’Hara

 

Jim Sheridan

 

Gordon Banks

 

Ms Gisela Stuart

 

Mr Greg Pope

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Mark Fisher

 

Dr Ian Gibson

 

Charlotte Atkins

 

Tom Levitt

 

Mr Martyn Jones


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

62

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Ruane

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda

 

Chris McCafferty

 

Frank Dobson

 

John Battle

 

Mr Robert N Wareing

 

Mr David Winnick

 

Dr Howard Stoate

 

Derek Wyatt

 

Albert Owen

 

Shona McIsaac

 

Mr Bob Laxton

 

Mary Creagh

 

Mrs Madeleine Moon

 

John Robertson

 

Linda Gilroy

 

Rob Marris

 

Dr Richard Taylor

 

Joan Ryan

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

Ms Angela C Smith

 

Dr Ashok Kumar

 

Mr David Anderson

 

Mr Robert Flello

 

Mr John Heppell

 

Andrew Gwynne

 

Mrs Janet Dean

 

Glenda Jackson

 

Mr Dai Harvard

 

Mr Elliot Morley

 

Ian Stewart

 

Tony Lloyd

 

Bill Etherington

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Miss Ann Begg

 

Jim Dowd

 

Clare Short

 

Emily Thornbury

 

Derek Twigg

 

Mr David S. Borrow

 

Hywel Williams

 

Natascha Engel

 

Mr Tom Harris

 

Derek Twigg

 

Ben Chapman

 

David Howarth

 

Norman Baker

 

Tom Brake

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

Lorely Burt

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Alistair Carmichael

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Lynne Featherstone

 

Mr Don Foster

 

Sandra Gidley

 

Dr Evan Harris

 

Nick Harvey

 

John Hemming

 

Paul Holmes

 

Simon Hughes

 

Chris Huhne

 

Mark Hunter

 

Susan Kramer

 

Mr David Laws

 

Mr Michael Moore

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Willie Rennie

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Bob Russell

 

Andrew Stunell

 

Jo Swinson

 

Matthew Taylor

 

John Thurso

 

Steve Webb

 

Mr Roger Williams

 

Jenny Willott

 

Richard Younger-Ross

 

85

 

Parliamentary Star    

Page  6,  line  27  [Clause  8],  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

A declaration under this section must also state that the person P is resident in the

 

United Kingdom for the purposes of Part 14 of the Income Tax Act 2007 and is

 

not a non-domiciled United Kingdom resident.’.

 

Mr Fabian Hamilton

 

8

 

Page  38,  line  19  [Schedule  3],  at end insert—

 

‘Schedule 6 of 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 names and addresses of all the members of and donors donating

 

£5,000 or more annually 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 names and addresses of all members of and donors donating

 

£5,000 or more annually 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 names and addresses of all the members of and donors donating

 

£5,000 or more annually to the association;”’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

63

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

other new clauses relating to political donations and spending

 

Local spending limit

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

David Howarth

 

Mr David Heath

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

No registered political party may spend more than £300,000 in qualifying

 

expenditure in any individual parliamentary constituency in the 61 months

 

following a general election.

 

(2)    

If a by-election is held in a constituency, the limit mentioned in subsection (1)

 

shall be increased for that constituency by the relevant limit on election expenses

 

for by-elections in force at the time of the by-election.

 

(3)    

In this section “qualifying expenditure” has the same meaning as in section

 

[Qualifying expenditure].

 

(4)    

Where constituency boundaries change between one election and the next, the

 

Electoral Commission may apportion expenditure between constituencies in any

 

manner it thinks fit, provided that it has issued guidance on how it intends to make

 

such an apportionment.’.

 


 

Spending limits - power to vary

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

David Howarth

 

Mr David Heath

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Any spending limits in force by virtue of this Act may be varied by order.

 

(2)    

An order under this section may make different provision for the periods before

 

and after the following general election.

 

(3)    

No order may be laid under this section unless approved by the Electoral

 

Commission.

 

(4)    

Any order made under this section must be laid before and approved by a

 

resolution of each House of Parliament.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

64

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

National spending limit

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

David Howarth

 

Mr David Heath

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A registered political party may spend in total, including expenditure by its

 

national, regional, local or other organs, no more than £100 million on qualifying

 

expenditure in the period of 61 months following a general election.

 

(2)    

If more than one general election occurs within 61 months following the previous

 

general election, the Electoral Commission shall have power to increase the sums

 

referred to in (1) above by any amount it thinks appropriate.’.

 


 

National spending limits—special treatment for smaller parties

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

David Howarth

 

Mr David Heath

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Notwithstanding section [National spending limit], a registered political party

 

that contested fewer than 100 seats at the previous general election may spend in

 

total on qualifying expenditure, including expenditure by its national, regional,

 

local or other organs, no more than the sum of—

 

(a)    

£152,250 multiplied by the number of seats it contested at the previous

 

general election, and,

 

(b)    

£2,500 for each additional seat it contests in the following general

 

election at the subsequent general election multiplied by the number of

 

months between the previous general election and the following general

 

election.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

65

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

Qualifying expenditure

 

Mr Nick Clegg

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

David Howarth

 

Mr David Heath

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

Mr Paul Burstow

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

For the purposes of this Part, “qualifying expenditure” shall include expenditure,

 

whether or not intended to promote the candidacy of a particular person at a

 

particular election, on—

 

(a)    

party political and election broadcasts, including agency fees, design

 

costs and any other costs in connection with preparing or producing such

 

broadcasts;

 

(b)    

advertising of any nature (whatever the medium used) including agency

 

fees, design costs and any other costs in connection with preparing or

 

producing, distributing or otherwise disseminating such advertising or

 

anything incorporating such advertising and intended to be distributed

 

for the purpose of disseminating it;

 

(c)    

unsolicited material sent to electors, whether or not addressed to them by

 

name (including newsletters or similar publications issued by or on

 

behalf of the party with a view to giving electors in a particular electoral

 

area information about the opinions or activities of, or other personal

 

information relating to, their elected representatives or existing or

 

prospective candidates), including design costs and any other costs in

 

connection with preparing, producing and distributing such material,

 

including the cost of postage, but not including unsolicited material sent

 

to party members;

 

(d)    

any manifesto or other document setting out the party’s policies,

 

including design costs and other costs in connection with preparing or

 

producing or distributing or otherwise disseminating any such document;

 

(e)    

market research or canvassing, whether conducted in person or on the

 

telephone or by any other method, for the purpose of ascertaining polling

 

intentions or for the purpose of increasing the support of that party or

 

reducing the support of other parties;

 

(f)    

the provision of any services or facilities in connection with press

 

conferences or other dealings with the media;

 

(g)    

transport (by any means) of persons to any place or places with a view to

 

obtaining publicity for the party, its policies, its representatives or its

 

views;

 

(h)    

rallies and other events, including public meetings (but not annual or

 

other party conferences) organised so as to obtain publicity for the party,

 

its policies, its representatives or its views, including costs incurred in

 

connection with the attendance of persons at such events, the hire of

 

premises for the purposes of such events or the provision of goods,

 

services or facilities at them;

 

(i)    

subsidies or grants to other persons or bodies designed to increase

 

support for the party, its representatives or views, or to decrease support

 

for any other party, its representatives of views.

 

(2)    

Any expenditure of more than £100 per year by any person on qualifying

 

expenditure intended to benefit a registered party shall count as qualifying


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 5 February 2009                  

66

 

Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

 
 

expenditure by that registered party, but time donated on a voluntary basis shall

 

not count as such expenditure.

 

(3)    

Expenditure by a registered party on remuneration or allowances of staff, whether

 

permanent or temporary, shall count as qualifying expenditure unless the member

 

of staff concerned works exclusively on matters not connected with the activities

 

mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (h).

 

(4)    

The following shall not count as qualifying expenditure—

 

(a)    

any expenses in respect of any property, services or facilities so far as

 

those expenses fall to be met out of public funds;

 

(b)    

any expenses incurred in respect of an individual by way of travelling

 

expenses (by any means of transport) or in providing for his

 

accommodation or other personal needs to the extent that the expenses

 

are paid by the individual from his own resources and are not reimbursed

 

to him.’.

 


 

House of Commons communications allowance to count as qualifying expenditure

 

David Howarth

 

Mr Alan Reid

 

NC9

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Money paid out of the House of Commons Communications Allowance to

 

Members of Parliament who represent a registered party shall count as qualifying

 

expenditure of that party for the purposes of section [National spending limit],

 

notwithstanding any restriction on the use of that allowance for party political

 

purposes and regardless of whether or not it would otherwise come within

 

subsection (1) of that section.’.

 


 

new clauses and amendments relating to clauses 13 to 17

 

Service registration

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 15 (service declaration), omit subsection (2)(a).

 

(3)    

In section 15 (service declaration), omit subsections (9), (10), (11) and (12).’.

 



 
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