Written evidence to be reported to the House
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:00 pm
Peter Wardle: We would certainly recommend an increase in the expenses limit, in principle. When we recommended that serious consideration should be given to a four-month period, we made such a recommendation. I am afraid that I cannot remember whether we gave a precise figure, but we certainly said, broadly speaking, that, if quadrupling the period, it would be foolish to stay with the existing limit. We would have to acknowledge that this was over a longer period. May I just add to that? It is slightly more difficult to come up with a number if you are talking about an indeterminate period. The beauty of the four-month period was that it was clear.