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Report Stage Proceedings: 2 March 2009
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Political Parties and Elections Bill, continued

Dr Julian Lewis

Mr David Chaytor

Miss Julie Kirkbride

Mr Terry Rooney

Paul Flynn

Andrew Mackinlay

Dan Norris

Bob Russell

Mr Michael Ancram

Mr Graham Allen

Mr Nigel Evans

Agreed to  143

Page  47,  line  14  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘In Schedule 1—

(a)
in rule 6, sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2);

(b)
in the Appendix of forms, in the Form of

nomination paper, in the first table following

the words “candidate at the said election”,

the final column.’.

other new clauses relating to elections

Scottish Parliament elections

Pete Wishart

Angus Robertson

Stewart Hosie

Not called  NC18

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Scotland Act 1998 is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 12 (power to make provision about elections), in subsection (1), for

“Secretary of State” there is substituted “Scottish Ministers”.

(3)
In Schedule 7 (procedure for subordinate legislation)—

(a)
in the right-hand column of the entry “Section 12(1)”, for the words

“Type C” there is substituted “Type L”;

(b)
At the end of paragraph 2 there is inserted.


“Type L: The Scottish Ministers shall not make the legislation

unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and

approved by a resolution of the Parliament.”.

Absent voting

Mr Douglas Hogg

Not called  NC24

To move the following Clause:—

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‘Section 12 of and Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)

are repealed.’.

Absent voting: personal identifiers

Mr Douglas Hogg

Not called  NC26

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In section 14 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) (absent voters:

personal identifiers) at the end of subsection (1)(a) there is inserted “national

insurance number or a statement that he does not have one or such other

identifying information as the registration officer may direct and”.’.

remaining proceedings

Review of Act

Mr Fabian Hamilton

Not selected  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall appoint a committee to conduct a review of this Act.

(2)
He must seek to secure that at any time there are not fewer than seven members

of the committee.

(3)
A person may be a member of the committee only if he is a member of the Privy

Council.

(4)
The committee shall complete the review and send a report to the Secretary of

State no later than the end of two years beginning with the day on which this Act

is passed.

(5)
The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report before Parliament as soon as

is reasonably practicable.

(6)
The Secretary of State may make payments to persons appointed as members of

the committee.’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  120

Page  14,  line  31  [Clause  23],  leave out subsection (3).

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  39

Page  14,  line  39  [Clause  23],  leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

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‘(c)
section 12,’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  40

Page  44,  line  24  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘3A
In section 76A (power to vary provisions about election expenses), after

paragraph (d) of subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(e)
section 76ZA(2) above.”’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  41

Page  44,  line  24  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘3B
In section 90ZA (meaning of “election expenses”), for subsection (5) there is

substituted—

“(5)
A reference in this Part of this Act to a candidate at an election, in

relation to election expenses, includes (where the context allows) a

reference to a person who becomes a candidate at the election after the

expenses are incurred.”’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  29

Page  45,  line  39  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

‘
In section 149 (inspection of Commission’s registers etc), in subsection (1),

after paragraph (d) there is inserted—

“(e)
paragraph 19 of Schedule 7”.’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  42

Page  47,  line  12  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘In section 76A(2), the word “or” at the end of

paragraph (c).’.

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  43

Page  47  [Schedule  5],  leave out lines 13 and 14.

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Mr Douglas Hogg

Not called  144

Page  47,  line  14  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘Representation of the People Act
Section 12 and Schedule 4.’.

2000 (c. 2)

Secretary Jack Straw

Agreed to  30

Page  47,  line  18  [Schedule  5],  at end insert—

‘In section 149(1), the word “or” at the end of

paragraph (c).’.

Bill read the third time on division, and passed.