Schedule 2
Political Parties and Elections Bill
1:45 pm
Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Labour)
I accept my hon. Friend’s point.
The purpose of the amendment is to deal with delay. We know of examples of hon. Members still awaiting resolution of serious issues, and whose careers have been blighted as a result of a significant delay. This is not the place to discuss that, but it is clear that, because of a long, drawn-out process, justice might not have been done in certain cases. I am suggesting a way in which to address that problem, but I should be interested in what the Minister has to say about the length of time that the processes take. In all circumstances, it is far better to have such matters aired as quickly as possible, and resolutions found as quickly as possible.