Clause 8
Political Parties and Elections Bill
12:00 pm
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
I remind the Committee that with this we are discussing the following: Amendment No. 3, in clause 8, page 5, line 43, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 135, in clause 8, page 5, line 43, leave out ‘£200’ and insert
‘£5,000 donated to a registered party or £1,000 donated to an accounting unit of a registered party’.
Government amendments Nos. 154 and 155.
Amendment No. 4, in clause 8, page 6, line 3, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Government amendment No. 156.
Amendment No. 5, in clause 8, page 6, line 14, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 134, in clause 8, page 6, line 14, leave out ‘£200’ and insert
‘£5,000 donated to a registered party or £1,000 donated to an accounting unit of a registered party’.
Amendment No. 179, in clause 8, page 6, line 17, after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Amendment No. 180, in clause 8, page 6, line 21, after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Government amendments Nos. 157 to 159.
Amendment No. 181, in clause 8, page 7, line 17, after ‘or’, insert ‘was reasonably’.
Government amendment No. 160.
Amendment No. 148, in schedule 3, page 34, line 7, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Government amendment No. 161.
Amendment No. 147, in schedule 3, page 34, line 12, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 185, in schedule 3, page 34, line 18, leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert ‘individual’s reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 162.
Amendment No. 146, in schedule 3, page 34, line 25, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 186, in schedule 3, page 34, line 29, after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Amendment No. 200, in schedule 3, page 34, line 34, after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 163.
Amendment No. 188, in schedule 3, page 35, line 6, at end insert—
‘(8) The Commission shall prepare and publish guidance notes, which must be attached to any declaration under paragraph 6A, and which set out in clear English information necessary to properly complete such a declaration, which will as a minimum include—
(a) examples to assist in understanding how benefits are valued;
(b) examples to assist in the completion of the declarations required by paragraph 6A(3);
(c) the penalties for non-compliance with time periods, and for knowingly or recklessly making a false declaration;
(d) the appropriate details of when time limits for the submission of declarations commence and end.’.
Amendment No. 189, in schedule 3, page 35, line 37, leave out ‘appearing’ and insert ‘who reasonably appears’.
Government amendment No. 164.
Amendment No. 145, in schedule 3, page 36, line 2, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Government amendment No. 165.
Amendment No. 144, in schedule 3, page 36, line 7, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
AmendmentNo. 190, in schedule 3, page 36, line 13, leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert ‘individual’s reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 166.
Amendment No. 143, in schedule 3, page 36, line 20, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 191, in schedule 3, page 36, line 24, after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Amendment No. 192, in schedule 3, page 36, line 29, after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 167.
Amendment No. 194, in schedule 3, page 36, line 45, at end insert—
‘(8) The Commission shall prepare and publish guidance notes, which must be attached to any declaration under paragraph 6A, and which set out in clear English information necessary to properly complete such a declaration, which will as a minimum include—
(e) examples to assist in understanding how benefits are valued;
(f) examples to assist in the completion of the declarations required by paragraph 6A(3);
(g) the penalties for non-compliance with time periods, and for knowingly or recklessly making a false declaration;
(h) the appropriate details of when time limits for the submission of declarations commence and end.’.
Government amendment No. 168.
Amendment No. 142, in schedule 3, page 37, line 30, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Government amendment No. 169.
Amendment No. 141, in schedule 3, page 37, line 35, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 195, in schedule 3, page 37, line 41, leave out from first ‘the’ to ‘knowledge’ and insert ‘individual’s reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 170.
Amendment No. 140, in schedule 3, page 38, line 6, leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£1,000’.
Amendment No. 196, in schedule 3, page 38, line 10, after first ‘the’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Amendment No. 197, in schedule 3, page 38, line 15, after ‘person’s’, insert ‘reasonable’.
Government amendment No. 171.
Amendment No. 198, in schedule 3, page 38, line 31, at end insert—
‘(8) The Commission shall prepare and publish guidance notes, which must be attached to any declaration under paragraph 6A, and which set out in clear English information necessary to properly complete such a declaration, which will as a minimum include—
(i) examples to assist in understanding how benefits are valued;
(j) examples to assist in the completion of the declarations required by paragraph 6A(3);
(k) the penalties for non-compliance with time periods, and for knowingly or recklessly making a false declaration;
(l) the appropriate details of when time limits for the submission of declarations commence and end.’.
Clause 8 stand part.
I point out to hon. Members the fact that this group now includes a number of amendments that were starred at the previous sitting of the Committee. I call Jonathan Djanogly, if he has recovered his breath.