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New clause 23 added to the Bill.
Madam Deputy Speaker: We now have a number of consequential amendments to deal with. With the leave of the House, I would like to take them together.
Madam Deputy Speaker: Very well. We now come to amendment 140, which is to be moved formally.
Amendment proposed: 140, in page 44, line 24, at end insert—
‘ In section 65A (false statements in nomination papers etc), in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) there is inserted—“(aa) (where the election is a parliamentary election) a statement under rule 6(5)(b) of Schedule 1 to this Act which he knows to be false in any particular; or”.’.— (Dr. Julian Lewis.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The House divided: Ayes 223, Noes 158.
AYES
Afriyie, Adam
Ainger, Nick
Ainsworth, rh Mr. Bob
Allen, Mr. Graham
Anderson, Mr. David
Atkins, Charlotte
Austin, John
Bailey, Mr. Adrian
Barlow, Ms Celia
Battle, rh John
Bayley, Hugh
Beckett, rh Margaret
Begg, Miss Anne
Bell, Sir Stuart
Bellingham, Mr. Henry
Bercow, John
Binley, Mr. Brian
Blackman, Liz
Blizzard, Mr. Bob
Blunt, Mr. Crispin
Bone, Mr. Peter
Boswell, Mr. Tim
Brake, Tom
Brown, rh Mr. Nicholas
Browning, Angela
Bryant, Chris
Butler, Ms Dawn
Byrne, rh Mr. Liam
Caborn, rh Mr. Richard
Cairns, David
Campbell, Mr. Ronnie
Caton, Mr. Martin
Challen, Colin
Chapman, Ben
Chaytor, Mr. David
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Clapham, Mr. Michael
Clark, Ms Katy
Clark, Paul
Clelland, Mr. David
Cohen, Harry
Connarty, Michael
Cormack, Sir Patrick
Crabb, Mr. Stephen
Cryer, Mrs. Ann
Cummings, John
Cunningham, Tony
Curtis-Thomas, Mrs. Claire
David, Mr. Wayne
Davidson, Mr. Ian
Davies, David T.C. (Monmouth)
Davies, Mr. Quentin
Dean, Mrs. Janet
Devine, Mr. Jim
Dhanda, Mr. Parmjit
Djanogly, Mr. Jonathan
Dobson, rh Frank
Donohoe, Mr. Brian H.
Duncan Smith, rh Mr. Iain
Dunne, Mr. Philip
Efford, Clive
Engel, Natascha
Ennis, Jeff
Etherington, Bill
Evans, Mr. Nigel
Fabricant, Michael
Flello, Mr. Robert
Flint, rh Caroline
Flynn, Paul
Follett, Barbara
Fox, Dr. Liam
Francis, Dr. Hywel
Gale, Mr. Roger
George, rh Mr. Bruce
Godsiff, Mr. Roger
Goodman, Helen
Goodwill, Mr. Robert
Gray, Mr. James
Green, Damian
Grieve, Mr. Dominic
Griffith, Nia
Griffiths, Nigel
Gummer, rh Mr. John
Gwynne, Andrew
Hain, rh Mr. Peter
Hall, Patrick
Harper, Mr. Mark
Harris, Mr. Tom
Hayes, Mr. John
Henderson, Mr. Doug
Hendrick, Mr. Mark
Hendry, Charles
Heyes, David
Hodgson, Mrs. Sharon
Hollobone, Mr. Philip
Hoon, rh Mr. Geoffrey
Hope, Phil
Horwood, Martin
Howarth, rh Mr. George
Howarth, Mr. Gerald
Howell, John
Hurd, Mr. Nick
Iddon, Dr. Brian
Illsley, Mr. Eric
Irranca-Davies, Huw
Jackson, Mr. Stewart
James, Mrs. Siân C.
Johnson, rh Alan
Johnson, Ms Diana R.
Jones, Helen
Jones, Mr. Kevan
Jones, Mr. Martyn
Joyce, Mr. Eric
Keeley, Barbara
Keen, Alan
Kirkbride, Miss Julie
Knight, rh Mr. Greg
Ladyman, Dr. Stephen
Laing, Mrs. Eleanor
Laxton, Mr. Bob
Lepper, David
Levitt, Tom
Lewis, Dr. Julian
Liddell-Grainger, Mr. Ian
Linton, Martin
Lloyd, Tony
Love, Mr. Andrew
Mackay, rh Mr. Andrew
Marsden, Mr. Gordon
Mates, rh Mr. Michael
McAvoy, rh Mr. Thomas
McCabe, Steve
McCafferty, Chris
McCarthy, Kerry
McFadden, rh Mr. Pat
McFall, rh John
McGovern, Mr. Jim
McKechin, Ann
McKenna, Rosemary
Meale, Mr. Alan
Merron, Gillian
Michael, rh Alun
Miller, Andrew
Moffat, Anne
Moffatt, Laura
Moon, Mrs. Madeleine
Morgan, Julie
Mudie, Mr. George
Mullin, Mr. Chris
Munn, Meg
Murphy, Mr. Denis
Murphy, rh Mr. Paul
Murrison, Dr. Andrew
O'Brien, Mr. Mike
O'Hara, Mr. Edward
Olner, Mr. Bill
Öpik, Lembit
Osborne, Sandra
Ottaway, Richard
Owen, Albert
Palmer, Dr. Nick
Pope, Mr. Greg
Pound, Stephen
Prentice, Bridget
Prentice, Mr. Gordon
Pritchard, Mark
Prosser, Gwyn
Purchase, Mr. Ken
Raynsford, rh Mr. Nick
Reed, Mr. Andy
Reid, rh John
Riordan, Mrs. Linda
Robathan, Mr. Andrew
Robertson, John
Rooney, Mr. Terry
Rosindell, Andrew
Rowen, Paul
Roy, Mr. Frank
Roy, Lindsay
Ruddock, Joan
Russell, Christine
Sarwar, Mr. Mohammad
Seabeck, Alison
Sharma, Mr. Virendra
Shaw, Jonathan
Sheridan, Jim
Simon, Mr. Siôn
Singh, Mr. Marsha
Snelgrove, Anne
Spellar, rh Mr. John
Spink, Bob
Stanley, rh Sir John
Starkey, Dr. Phyllis
Streeter, Mr. Gary
Stuart, Ms Gisela
Sutcliffe, Mr. Gerry
Swayne, Mr. Desmond
Swinson, Jo
Tami, Mark
Taylor, Ms Dari
Taylor, Mr. Ian
Taylor, Dr. Richard
Thomas, Mr. Gareth
Tipping, Paddy
Touhig, rh Mr. Don
Turner, Mr. Andrew
Turner, Dr. Desmond
Turner, Mr. Neil
Vara, Mr. Shailesh
Vis, Dr. Rudi
Walter, Mr. Robert
Waltho, Lynda
Watts, Mr. Dave
Wicks, rh Malcolm
Williams, rh Mr. Alan
Williams, Mrs. Betty
Willis, Mr. Phil
Wilshire, Mr. David
Winterton, Ann
Wood, Mike
Woodward, rh Mr. Shaun
Wright, Jeremy
Wyatt, Derek
Tellers for the Ayes:
Dan Norris and
Nadine Dorries
NOES
Alexander, Danny
Armstrong, rh Hilary
Baird, Vera
Baker, Norman
Banks, Gordon
Barrett, John
Barron, rh Mr. Kevin
Beith, rh Sir Alan
Berry, Roger
Bradshaw, Mr. Ben
Brennan, Kevin
Brooke, Annette
Brown, Lyn
Browne, rh Des
Bruce, rh Malcolm
Buck, Ms Karen
Burden, Richard
Burnham, rh Andy
Burstow, Mr. Paul
Burt, Lorely
Cable, Dr. Vincent
Campbell, rh Sir Menzies
Carmichael, Mr. Alistair
Cawsey, Mr. Ian
Coffey, Ann
Cooper, Rosie
Cooper, rh Yvette
Corbyn, Jeremy
Creagh, Mary
Davey, Mr. Edward
Davies, Mr. Dai
Davies, Philip
Denham, rh Mr. John
Drew, Mr. David
Eagle, Angela
Eagle, Maria
Farron, Tim
Featherstone, Lynne
Fisher, Mark
Fitzpatrick, Jim
Foster, Mr. Don
Foster, Mr. Michael (Worcester)
Foster, Michael Jabez (Hastings and Rye)
Gardiner, Barry
George, Andrew
Gerrard, Mr. Neil
Gibson, Dr. Ian
Goldsworthy, Julia
Greening, Justine
Grogan, Mr. John
Hall, Mr. Mike
Hancock, Mr. Mike
Hanson, rh Mr. David
Harris, Dr. Evan
Harvey, Nick
Healey, rh John
Heath, Mr. David
Hemming, John
Heppell, Mr. John
Hesford, Stephen
Hewitt, rh Ms Patricia
Hill, rh Keith
Hoey, Kate
Hogg, rh Mr. Douglas
Holmes, Paul
Hopkins, Kelvin
Hosie, Stewart
Howarth, David
Howells, rh Dr. Kim
Hoyle, Mr. Lindsay
Hughes, Simon
Huhne, Chris
Hutton, rh Mr. John
Jones, Lynne
Keeble, Ms Sally
Keen, Ann
Keetch, Mr. Paul
Kennedy, rh Mr. Charles
Kidney, Mr. David
Kramer, Susan
Lamb, Norman
Lammy, rh Mr. David
Lancaster, Mr. Mark
Laws, Mr. David
Lazarowicz, Mark
Leech, Mr. John
Leigh, Mr. Edward
MacNeil, Mr. Angus
Mallaber, Judy
Marris, Rob
Martlew, Mr. Eric
Mason, John
May, rh Mrs. Theresa
McGuire, rh Mrs. Anne
McNulty, rh Mr. Tony
Milton, Anne
Mitchell, Mr. Austin
Mole, Chris
Moore, Mr. Michael
Morley, rh Mr. Elliot
Mulholland, Greg
Naysmith, Dr. Doug
Oaten, Mr. Mark
Paterson, Mr. Owen
Pearson, Ian
Pelling, Mr. Andrew
Plaskitt, Mr. James
Primarolo, rh Dawn
Pugh, Dr. John
Randall, Mr. John
Redwood, rh Mr. John
Reed, Mr. Jamie
Reid, Mr. Alan
Rennie, Willie
Robertson, Angus
Robinson, Mr. Geoffrey
Russell, Bob
Salter, Martin
Sanders, Mr. Adrian
Selous, Andrew
Skinner, Mr. Dennis
Slaughter, Mr. Andy
Smith, rh Mr. Andrew
Smith, Angela E. (Basildon)
Smith, Geraldine
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Strang, rh Dr. Gavin
Straw, rh Mr. Jack
Stunell, Andrew
Taylor, David
Taylor, Matthew
Teather, Sarah
Thornberry, Emily
Thurso, John
Timms, rh Mr. Stephen
Todd, Mr. Mark
Trickett, Jon
Truswell, Mr. Paul
Twigg, Derek
Tyrie, Mr. Andrew
Ussher, Kitty
Wallace, Mr. Ben
Walley, Joan
Watkinson, Angela
Webb, Steve
Weir, Mr. Mike
Whitehead, Dr. Alan
Williams, Hywel
Williams, Mark
Williams, Mr. Roger
Williams, Stephen
Wills, rh Mr. Michael
Wilson, Phil
Winterton, rh Ms Rosie
Wishart, Pete
Wright, David
Wright, Mr. Iain
Wright, Dr. Tony
Tellers for the Noes:
Dan Rogerson and
Sir Robert Smith
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment 140 agreed to.
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab): On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. My understanding is that we voted on new clause 23 although it had never been moved. Could we vote on my amendments 84 and 85, which were supported by 216 Members of Parliament? I think we should vote on those amendments.
Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal): Order. We are governed by a programme motion, and the opportunity to vote on any earlier amendments has now passed.
Dr. Strang: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The decision to allow a vote on new clause 23, which was in a group that had not been reached, was of course within your discretion, but can you confirm that it is very unusual for the Speaker to allow that to happen? Given that the issues raised in the new clause are quite different in the context of the additional costs allowance, are you at liberty to explain why you allowed a vote to take place on new clause 23, which had not been reached and had never been discussed?
Madam Deputy Speaker: The Chair does not give reasons for a decision that has been made. I have made a ruling, and that is the end of the matter.
Mr. Hogg: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, which relates to a completely different matter. You were in the Chair when the Minister made a very important announcement about personal registration. You heard the Minister say that the Government intend to table amendments in the other place. This House has never had an opportunity to consider them, or even to see them in draft. We have not a clue what the Government will do.
Will you, Madam Deputy Speaker, exercise your undoubted discretion to accept a motion without notice to recommit the relevant parts of the Bill to the Standing Committee, so that the Government can table their intended amendments, and the Committee can consider them and report back to the House? That would enable very important amendments to be considered by this place and not, in the first instance, by the other place.
Madam Deputy Speaker: This House passed a programme motion relating to the Bill on 9 February, and we must proceed in accordance with it.
Amendment proposed: 141, page 44, line 24, at end insert—
‘(1) Section 70 (effect of default in election agent’s appointment) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (4)(a), after “the statement as to persons nominated” there is inserted “(or where, in the case of a parliamentary
election, the address is not given on that statement, the address as given under rule 6(4) of Schedule 1 to this Act)”.
(3) After subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(7) In the case of a parliamentary election, subsection (6) above applies whether or not a statement has been made under rule 6(5) of Schedule 1 to this Act requiring the candidate’s home address not to be made public.”’.— (Dr. Julian Lewis.)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The House divided: Ayes 213, Noes 153.
AYES
Afriyie, Adam
Ainger, Nick
Ainsworth, rh Mr. Bob
Allen, Mr. Graham
Anderson, Mr. David
Atkins, Charlotte
Austin, John
Bailey, Mr. Adrian
Barlow, Ms Celia
Battle, rh John
Bayley, Hugh
Beckett, rh Margaret
Begg, Miss Anne
Bell, Sir Stuart
Bercow, John
Binley, Mr. Brian
Blackman, Liz
Blizzard, Mr. Bob
Blunt, Mr. Crispin
Bone, Mr. Peter
Boswell, Mr. Tim
Brake, Tom
Brown, rh Mr. Nicholas
Browning, Angela
Bryant, Chris
Butler, Ms Dawn
Byrne, rh Mr. Liam
Cairns, David
Campbell, Mr. Ronnie
Caton, Mr. Martin
Challen, Colin
Chapman, Ben
Chaytor, Mr. David
Chope, Mr. Christopher
Clapham, Mr. Michael
Clark, Ms Katy
Clark, Paul
Clelland, Mr. David
Cohen, Harry
Connarty, Michael
Crabb, Mr. Stephen
Cryer, Mrs. Ann
Cummings, John
Cunningham, Tony
David, Mr. Wayne
Davidson, Mr. Ian
Davies, David T.C. (Monmouth)
Davies, Mr. Quentin
Dean, Mrs. Janet
Devine, Mr. Jim
Dhanda, Mr. Parmjit
Djanogly, Mr. Jonathan
Dobson, rh Frank
Donohoe, Mr. Brian H.
Dunne, Mr. Philip
Efford, Clive
Engel, Natascha
Ennis, Jeff
Etherington, Bill
Evans, Mr. Nigel
Fabricant, Michael
Flello, Mr. Robert
Flynn, Paul
Francis, Dr. Hywel
George, rh Mr. Bruce
Godsiff, Mr. Roger
Goodman, Helen
Goodwill, Mr. Robert
Gray, Mr. James
Grieve, Mr. Dominic
Griffith, Nia
Griffiths, Nigel
Gwynne, Andrew
Hain, rh Mr. Peter
Hall, Patrick
Harman, rh Ms Harriet
Harper, Mr. Mark
Harris, Mr. Tom
Hayes, Mr. John
Henderson, Mr. Doug
Hendrick, Mr. Mark
Hendry, Charles
Heyes, David
Hodgson, Mrs. Sharon
Hollobone, Mr. Philip
Hoon, rh Mr. Geoffrey
Hope, Phil
Horwood, Martin
Howarth, rh Mr. George
Howell, John
Iddon, Dr. Brian
Illsley, Mr. Eric
Irranca-Davies, Huw
Jackson, Mr. Stewart
James, Mrs. Siân C.
Johnson, rh Alan
Johnson, Ms Diana R.
Jones, Mr. David
Jones, Helen
Jones, Mr. Kevan
Joyce, Mr. Eric
Keeley, Barbara
Keen, Alan
Keen, Ann
Kennedy, rh Jane
Kilfoyle, Mr. Peter
Kirkbride, Miss Julie
Knight, rh Mr. Greg
Kumar, Dr. Ashok
Ladyman, Dr. Stephen
Laing, Mrs. Eleanor
Laxton, Mr. Bob
Lepper, David
Levitt, Tom
Lewis, Dr. Julian
Liddell-Grainger, Mr. Ian
Linton, Martin
Lloyd, Tony
Love, Mr. Andrew
Mackay, rh Mr. Andrew
Marsden, Mr. Gordon
Martlew, Mr. Eric
Mates, rh Mr. Michael
McAvoy, rh Mr. Thomas
McCabe, Steve
McCafferty, Chris
McCarthy, Kerry
McFadden, rh Mr. Pat
McFall, rh John
McGovern, Mr. Jim
McKechin, Ann
McKenna, Rosemary
Meale, Mr. Alan
Merron, Gillian
Michael, rh Alun
Miller, Andrew
Moffat, Anne
Moffatt, Laura
Moon, Mrs. Madeleine
Morgan, Julie
Mullin, Mr. Chris
Munn, Meg
Murphy, Mr. Denis
Murphy, rh Mr. Paul
Murrison, Dr. Andrew
O'Brien, Mr. Mike
O'Hara, Mr. Edward
Olner, Mr. Bill
Öpik, Lembit
Osborne, Sandra
Ottaway, Richard
Owen, Albert
Palmer, Dr. Nick
Pope, Mr. Greg
Prentice, Mr. Gordon
Prescott, rh Mr. John
Pritchard, Mark
Prosser, Gwyn
Purchase, Mr. Ken
Reed, Mr. Andy
Reid, rh John
Riordan, Mrs. Linda
Robathan, Mr. Andrew
Robertson, John
Rooney, Mr. Terry
Rosindell, Andrew
Rowen, Paul
Roy, Mr. Frank
Roy, Lindsay
Ruddock, Joan
Sarwar, Mr. Mohammad
Seabeck, Alison
Sharma, Mr. Virendra
Shaw, Jonathan
Sheerman, Mr. Barry
Sheridan, Jim
Simon, Mr. Siôn
Singh, Mr. Marsha
Snelgrove, Anne
Spellar, rh Mr. John
Spink, Bob
Stanley, rh Sir John
Starkey, Dr. Phyllis
Stuart, Ms Gisela
Sutcliffe, Mr. Gerry
Swayne, Mr. Desmond
Swinson, Jo
Tami, Mark
Taylor, Ms Dari
Taylor, Dr. Richard
Thomas, Mr. Gareth
Tipping, Paddy
Touhig, rh Mr. Don
Trickett, Jon
Turner, Mr. Andrew
Turner, Dr. Desmond
Turner, Mr. Neil
Vara, Mr. Shailesh
Vis, Dr. Rudi
Walter, Mr. Robert
Waltho, Lynda
Watson, Mr. Tom
Watts, Mr. Dave
Wicks, rh Malcolm
Williams, rh Mr. Alan
Williams, Mrs. Betty
Willis, Mr. Phil
Wilshire, Mr. David
Winterton, Ann
Wood, Mike
Woodward, rh Mr. Shaun
Wright, Jeremy
Wyatt, Derek
Tellers for the Ayes:
Nadine Dorries and
Dan Norris
NOES
Alexander, Danny
Armstrong, rh Hilary
Baker, Norman
Balls, rh Ed
Banks, Gordon
Barrett, John
Barron, rh Mr. Kevin
Beith, rh Sir Alan
Berry, Roger
Bradshaw, Mr. Ben
Brennan, Kevin
Brooke, Annette
Brown, Lyn
Browne, rh Des
Bruce, rh Malcolm
Buck, Ms Karen
Burden, Richard
Burnham, rh Andy
Burstow, Mr. Paul
Burt, Lorely
Cable, Dr. Vincent
Campbell, rh Sir Menzies
Carmichael, Mr. Alistair
Cawsey, Mr. Ian
Coffey, Ann
Cooper, Rosie
Cooper, rh Yvette
Corbyn, Jeremy
Creagh, Mary
Davey, Mr. Edward
Davies, Mr. Dai
Davies, Philip
Denham, rh Mr. John
Drew, Mr. David
Eagle, Angela
Eagle, Maria
Farron, Tim
Featherstone, Lynne
Fisher, Mark
Fitzpatrick, Jim
Follett, Barbara
Foster, Mr. Don
Foster, Mr. Michael (Worcester)
Foster, Michael Jabez (Hastings and Rye)
Gardiner, Barry
George, Andrew
Gerrard, Mr. Neil
Gibson, Dr. Ian
Gidley, Sandra
Goldsworthy, Julia
Greening, Justine
Gummer, rh Mr. John
Hall, Mr. Mike
Hancock, Mr. Mike
Hanson, rh Mr. David
Harris, Dr. Evan
Harvey, Nick
Healey, rh John
Heath, Mr. David
Hemming, John
Heppell, Mr. John
Hesford, Stephen
Hill, rh Keith
Hoey, Kate
Hogg, rh Mr. Douglas
Holmes, Paul
Hopkins, Kelvin
Hosie, Stewart
Howarth, David
Howells, rh Dr. Kim
Hoyle, Mr. Lindsay
Hughes, Simon
Huhne, Chris
Jones, Lynne
Keeble, Ms Sally
Keetch, Mr. Paul
Kennedy, rh Mr. Charles
Khan, Mr. Sadiq
Kidney, Mr. David
Kramer, Susan
Lamb, Norman
Lammy, rh Mr. David
Lancaster, Mr. Mark
Laws, Mr. David
Lazarowicz, Mark
Leech, Mr. John
MacNeil, Mr. Angus
Mallaber, Judy
Marris, Rob
Mason, John
Maude, rh Mr. Francis
McLoughlin, rh Mr. Patrick
McNulty, rh Mr. Tony
Milton, Anne
Mitchell, Mr. Andrew
Mole, Chris
Moore, Mr. Michael
Morley, rh Mr. Elliot
Mulholland, Greg
Oaten, Mr. Mark
Paterson, Mr. Owen
Pearson, Ian
Pelling, Mr. Andrew
Plaskitt, Mr. James
Primarolo, rh Dawn
Pugh, Dr. John
Randall, Mr. John
Raynsford, rh Mr. Nick
Redwood, rh Mr. John
Reid, Mr. Alan
Rennie, Willie
Robertson, Angus
Robinson, Mr. Geoffrey
Russell, Bob
Salter, Martin
Sanders, Mr. Adrian
Selous, Andrew
Skinner, Mr. Dennis
Slaughter, Mr. Andy
Smith, rh Mr. Andrew
Smith, Angela E. (Basildon)
Smith, Geraldine
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Strang, rh Dr. Gavin
Straw, rh Mr. Jack
Stunell, Andrew
Taylor, David
Taylor, Matthew
Teather, Sarah
Thornberry, Emily
Thurso, John
Timms, rh Mr. Stephen
Todd, Mr. Mark
Truswell, Mr. Paul
Twigg, Derek
Tyrie, Mr. Andrew
Ussher, Kitty
Wallace, Mr. Ben
Walley, Joan
Webb, Steve
Weir, Mr. Mike
Whitehead, Dr. Alan
Williams, Hywel
Williams, Mark
Williams, Mr. Roger
Williams, Stephen
Wills, rh Mr. Michael
Wilson, Phil
Winterton, rh Ms Rosie
Wishart, Pete
Wright, David
Wright, Mr. Iain
Wright, Dr. Tony
Tellers for the Noes:
Dan Rogerson and
Sir Robert Smith
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment 141 agreed to.
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