Part of Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill – in the House of Lords at 5:15 pm on 15 December 2010.
In relation to that very correct question, the Minister says that it is down to accountability and that they would have to make it public. The problem, however, is that the accountability and the public announcement come after the referendum, not before and not during. So what if the individual has spent the money? It will not matter.