Representation of the People Bill — Amendment Paper: Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2026

Report StageThursday 23 April 2026
Representation of the People Bill
(Amendment Paper)
This document lists all amendments tabled to the Representation of the People Bill. Any withdrawn
amendments are listed at the end of the document. The amendments are arranged in the order in which
it is expected they will be decided.
Clause, page and line numbers will be updated in due course to the version of the Bill as amended in the
Public Bill Committee.
★ New Amendments.
 Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance.
New Amendment: NC22
_NC1 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Access to Elected Office Fund (England)
(1) RPA 1983 is amended as follows.
(2) After Section 90D insert—
“90E Access to Elected Office Fund (England)
(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, require the Electoral
Commission to establish a fund to be known as the Access to Elected
Office Fund (England) ("the Fund").
(2) The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial assistance to disabled
candidates standing for election in England, including providing
assistance to meet any additional campaign costs incurred by the
candidate as a result of their disability.
(3) Regulations under this section may specify—
(a) criteria for eligibility for financial assistance;

(b) types of expenditure for which financial assistance may be
provided; and
(c) the value of financial assistance available to an individual
candidate.
(4) Before making any regulations under subsection (1) the Secretary of
State must consult—
(a) disabled people;
(b) political parties;
(c) relevant charities and civil society organisations; and
(d) the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “disability” has the meaning given
under section (6) (disability) of the Equality Act 2010.
(6) Any regulations made under this section must not be made unless a
draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House
of Parliament.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to require the Electoral Commission to establish a
fund to provide financial assistance to disabled candidates standing for election in England, thereby
bringing England in line with Scotland and Wales who have existing statutory funds.
_NC2 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Commencement of Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010
The Secretary of State must, within three months of the day on which this Act
is passed, lay an order under section 216 (commencement) of the Equality Act
2010 to commence section 106 (information about diversity in range of
candidates, etc.) of that Act.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to commence section 106 of the Equality Act
2010 within three months, which would require political parties to publish information on the
protected characteristics of candidates in parliamentary elections, elections to the Scottish Parliament
and to the Senedd.
_NC3 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
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. To move the following Clause—
“Electoral Commission: Publication of information about diversity in range of
candidates
(1) PPERA 2000 is amended as follows.
(2) After Section 13A (reimbursement of costs by Scottish Ministers etc.) insert—
“13ZAA Collection and publication of information about diversity in range of
candidates
(1) The Commission shall collect information published under section 106
(information about diversity in range of candidates, etc.) of the Equality
Act 2010.
(2) The Commission shall publish the information collected under subsection
(1) in an accessible form at such intervals as the Commissioners consider
appropriate.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Electoral Commission to collect and publish in an accessible form
diversity information required to be provided by political parties under section 106 of the Equality
Act 2010.
_NC4 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Report on proposals to support the extension of the franchise to 16- and 17-
year-olds
(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish
a report on proposals to support the extension of the franchise to 16- and 17-
year-olds under this Act.
(2) The report published under subsection (1) must include consideration of
proposals to—
(a) promote awareness among relevant persons of the extension of the
franchise; and
(b) make any necessary changes required to strengthen civic education in
schools and educational settings available to relevant persons.
(3) For the purposes of this section, relevant persons are children and young people
who—
(a) are enfranchised as a result of section (1) of this Act; or
(b) are entitled to be registered as a parliamentary or local government
elector before reaching voting age as a result of section (3) of this Act.
(4) The Secretary of State must lay the report before both Houses of Parliament.”
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Member's explanatory statement
This new clause requires the Government to report on proposals to support the extension of the
franchise to 16 and 17 year olds, through promoting awareness or making changes required to
strengthen civic education.
_NC5 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Electoral Commission: pre-investigation decision notices
(1) PPERA 2000 is amended as set out in subsection (2).
(2) In Schedule 19B, paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (5), at end insert “or;
(b) relevant to determining whether to start an investigation.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would enable the Electoral Commission to require information before launching a
formal investigation.
_NC6 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Hostility towards relatives and staff of candidates etc.
(1) Part 5 of the Elections Act 2022 (disqualification of offenders for holding
elective office etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) After section 32 (candidates etc.) insert—
“32A Relatives and staff of candidates
(1) A person falls within this section if the person is—
(a) a relative; or
(b) a member of staff;
of a person described in section 32 (candidates etc.).
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1a) “relative” has the meaning given
by section 63(1) of the Family Law Act 1996.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1b) “member of staff” means a person
who is employed by or working under the direction of a person
described in section 32 (candidates etc.).””
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Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would, with Amendment 1, add relatives and staff of candidates to the persons
against which hostility may lead to a disqualification order and for the purposes of a statutory
aggravating factor.
_NC7 Zöe Franklin
Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Duty of Electoral Commission to provide candidate safety guidance
(1) The Electoral Commission must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act,
prepare and publish guidance on the safety and security of candidates and
campaigners during election periods.
(2) The guidance must include information about—
(a) identifying, recording and reporting threats, abuse and intimidation;
(b) physical and online security measures; and
(c) the roles of the police, the Electoral Commission and any other relevant
public authority in relation to candidate safety during an election period.
(3) The Electoral Commission must keep the guidance under review and revise it
whenever it considers appropriate.
(4) A returning officer must provide each validly nominated candidate with a copy
of, or an electronic link to, the guidance as soon as reasonably practicable after
the candidate’s nomination is accepted.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “election periods” means the period specified
in section 90ZA (meaning of “election expense” of the RPA 1983).”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause places a duty on the Electoral Commission to publish and maintain candidate safety
guidance, and requires returning officers to provide it to candidates as soon as possible after their
nomination has been accepted.
_NC8 Lisa Smart
Freddie van Mierlo
. To move the following Clause—
“Proportional representation for national and local elections
(1) All elections to the House of Commons and to local authorities in the United
Kingdom shall be conducted using a system of proportional representation.
(2) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision for the
implementation of proportional representation voting systems for the purposes
of subsection (1).
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(3) Regulations under this section may in particular—
(a) specify which proportional representation system or systems are to be
used, including but not limited to—
(i) the Single Transferable Voting System;
(ii) the Additional Member System;
(iii) open or closed party list systems.
(b) make provision for the creation or modification of electoral boundaries
where necessary;
(c) make provision about the nomination of candidates;
(d) make provision about the conduct, counting and verification of votes;
(e) make consequential, supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving
provisions;
(f) amend, repeal or revoke any enactment, including this Act and other
electoral legislation, where the Secretary of State considers it necessary
in consequence of this section.
(4) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must
consult—
(a) the Electoral Commission;
(b) the Boundary Commissions;
(c) representatives of local government; and
(d) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be
made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each
House of Parliament.
(6) The first elections conducted under proportional representation under this
section must take place no earlier than 18 months after regulations under this
section are made.
(7) In this section—
“proportional representation” means any electoral system designed to
allocate seats broadly in proportion to the votes case;
“local authority” has the meaning given in section 270 (1) of the Local
Government Act 1972;
“parliamentary elections” means elections to the House of Commons.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would introduce proportional representation for all national and local elections.
_NC9 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Permissible donors not to include individuals serving a foreign administration
(1) Section 54 of PPERA 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows.
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(2) After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) An individual who would otherwise fall within subsection (2)(a) is not
a permissible donor if that individual is, or has been—
(a) a member of, or
(b) a politically-appointed adviser to
a foreign administration.”
(3) After subsection (8) insert—
“(9) In subsection (2A)—
“foreign administration” means the government or state apparatus
of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom;
“member” includes elected and appointed members.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would ban those who are or have been members of a foreign administration, or
advisers to a foreign administration, from donating money to a political party, think tank or
campaigning body.
_NC10 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Permissible donors not to include persons who have promoted political violence
(1) Section 54 of PPERA 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (3ZB) insert—
“(3ZC) A person is not to be treated as a permissible donor in relation to a
donation if the person has been convicted of a prescribed offence
relating to the promotion, incitement, or use of political violence.
(3ZD) The Secretary of State must by regulations prescribe the offences which
fall within subsection (3ZC).””
_NC11 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Declaration of income or gifts from Foreign Governments
(1) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.
(2) After rule 8 (consent to nomination) insert—
“Declaration of income or gifts from Foreign Governments
8A (1) A person is not validly nominated unless the person makes a declaration
stating whether they have received in the past or are currently in receipt
of any income or gifts from—
(a) the government of any foreign nation, or
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(b) any person or organisation connected to the government of any
foreign nation.
(2) The declaration must be—
(a) in the prescribed form,
(b) signed by the person, and
(c) delivered at the place and within the time for the delivery of
nomination papers.
(3) For the purposes of this rule, a person or organisation connected to the
government of any foreign nation mean anyone who has at anytime
been—
(a) a member of, or
(b) a politically-appointed adviser to a foreign administration.”
(3) In rule 6A (nomination papers: name of registered political party), at the end
insert—
“(4) A registered political party is under a duty to ensure that a candidate
has made the declaration required by rule 8A, and a certificate under
paragraph (1) or (1B) may not be issued by or on behalf of the registered
nominating officer of the party in respect of a candidate unless this
duty has been discharged.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require candidates to declare any income or gifts from foreign nations or
connected entities in order to be validly nominated. It also places a duty on political parties to ensure
their candidates have made this declaration before authorising them to stand on behalf of the party.
_NC12 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Annual statements on foreign donation risks and independent investigations
(1) Part 4 of PPERA 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their
members etc) is amended as follows.
(2) After section 66 (Declaration by treasurer in donation report) insert—
“66A Annual statement on mitigation of foreign donation risks
(1) The treasurer of a registered party must, in respect of each calendar
year, prepare a statement setting out the steps taken by the party to
mitigate risks relating to donations originating from a foreign nation.
(2) The statement must be delivered to the Commission alongside the
party's statement of accounts for that year.
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66B Annual independent investigation of donations by foreign-owned UK
entities
(1) A registered party must, in respect of each calendar year, arrange for
an independent investigation to be conducted into any donations
received by the party from a foreign-owned UK entity.
(2) A report of the independent investigation must be submitted to the
Commission by the treasurer of the party within six months of the end
of the calendar year to which it relates.
(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—
(a) the appointment and qualifications of an independent
investigator for the purposes of this section;
(b) the definition of a “foreign-owned UK entity”; and
(c) the required contents of the investigation report.
(4) Regulations under subsection (3) are subject to the affirmative resolution
procedure.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause requires registered political parties to produce an annual statement detailing how
they have mitigated risks relating to donations from foreign nations. It also requires parties to
commission an annual independent investigation into donations they receive from foreign-owned
UK entities, with the findings submitted to the Electoral Commission.
_NC13 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Information to be included with electronic material: generative artificial
intelligence
(1) Section 41 of the Elections Act 2022 (requirement to include information with
electronic material) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (3)(b) insert—
“(c) where the electronic material consists of or includes image, audio
or video content that has been generated or materially altered
by means of generative artificial intelligence, a statement that
such artificial intelligence has been used.”
(2A) In this section, "generative artificial intelligence" means a machine-based
system that can, for a given set of human-defined prompts or objectives,
generate new image, audio or video content.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause amends the digital imprint rules in the Elections Act 2022 to require that any political
campaigning material which contains images, audio, or video generated or materially altered by AI
must include a statement that such artificial intelligence has been used.
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_NC14 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Repeal of voter identification requirements
(1) In the Elections Act 2022 omit section 1 (voter identification).
(2) In the Elections Act 2022 omit Schedule 1.
(3) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.
(4) In rule 37 (voting procedure), omit paragraphs (1A) to (1G).”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause repeals the provisions of the Elections Act 2022 that introduced the requirement
for voters in Great Britain to produce photographic identification at polling stations. It is linked to
Amendment 2.
_NC15 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Disclosure of past donations in cryptoassets
(1) Part 4 of PPERA 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their
members etc) is amended as follows.
(2) After section 66 (declaration by treasurer in donation report) insert—
“66A Report on past donations involving cryptoassets
(1) The treasurer of a registered party must, within the period of six months
beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, prepare
a report under this section.
(2) The report must record the relevant details in relation to each donation
received by the party during the relevant 5-year period which was—
(a) made wholly or in part with cryptoassets; or
(b) accepted by means of a custodian wallet provider or cryptoasset
exchange provider.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the “relevant 5-year period” means
the period of 5 years ending with the day on which this section comes
into force.
(4) In this section, “the relevant details” in relation to a donation means—
(a) the name and address of the donor;
(b) the amount or value of the donation;
(c) the date on which the donation was received; and
(d) the date on which, and the way in which, any necessary steps
were taken regarding the donation under section 56 (acceptance
or return of donations: general).
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(5) The report must be delivered to the Commission within the period of
14 days beginning with the end of the period mentioned in subsection
(1).
(6) In this section—
“Cryptoassets” has the meaning given by Regulation 14A(3)(a) of
the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds
(Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
“Custodian wallet provider” has the meaning given by Section
131ZC(3) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002;
“Cryptoasset exchange provider” has the meaning given by Section
131ZC(3) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause amends PPERA 2000 to require registered political parties to compile and submit a
one-off report to the Electoral Commission detailing the source, value, and dates of any donations
made via cryptoassets, or accepted via crypto wallets/exchanges, over the past five years.
_NC16 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Impact of the Act on trust in elections
(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish
and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report into the impact of the Act's
provisions on trust in elections.
(2) Any report made under subsection (1) must make proposals on any further
measures required to increase trust in elections.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "trust in elections" includes public confidence
in the fairness of elections, the voting systems used, and the representativeness
of election results.
(4) In preparing the report, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) the Electoral Commission;
(b) the Scottish Ministers;
(c) the Welsh Ministers;
(d) the relevant Northern Ireland department; and
(e) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”
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_NC17 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Proposals for a Royal Commission on political donations and campaign
expenditure
(1) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must
publish proposals for the establishment of a Royal Commission to consider—
(a) the merits of a cap on political donations, and the level at which such
a cap should be set, and
(b) the effectiveness of existing limits on campaign expenditure, including
the appropriateness of the time period during which those limits apply.
(2) Proposals published under this section must include proposals for the Royal
Commission’s—
(a) terms of reference,
(b) membership, and
(c) funding.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to publish proposals for a Royal Commission to
consider a cap on political donations and the effectiveness of existing campaign expenditure limits.
_NC18 Lisa Smart
. To move the following Clause—
“Payments from foreign state broadcasters to politicians and candidates
(1) Schedule 7 to PPERA 2000 (control of donations to individuals and members
associations) is amended as set out in subsection (2).
(2) After paragraph 6 insert—
6A “Prohibition on payments from foreign state broadcasters
(1) A regulated done must not accept any payment, remuneration or other
financial benefit, whether or not on commercial terms, from a prescribed
foreign state broadcaster.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe a foreign state
broadcaster for the purposes of this paragraph where the Secretary of
State considers the broadcaster is acting on behalf of, or producing
propaganda for, a foreign power.
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, a payment or benefit includes, but
is not limited to, remuneration for appearing on, hosting, or
contributing to broadcasts or programmes.”
(3) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as set out
in subsection (4).
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(4) After rule 8 (consent to nomination) insert—
8A “Declaration of past earnings from foreign state broadcasters
(1) A person is not validly nominated unless the person makes a declaration
stating whether they have received any past or current earnings,
payments or benefits from a foreign state broadcaster prescribed under
paragraph 6A of Schedule 7 to the Political Parties, Elections and
Referendums Act 2000.
(2) The declaration must be—
(a) in the prescribed form,
(b) signed by the person, and
(c) delivered at the place and within the time for the delivery of
nomination papers.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause prohibits politicians (regulated donors) from receiving any payment from prescribed
foreign state broadcasters. It also amends the parliamentary election rules to require candidates
(including incumbent MPs) to formally declare any past earnings from these entities in order to be
validly nominated to stand for election.
_NC19 Freddie van Mierlo
Martin Wrigley
Lisa Smart
Zöe Franklin
Wendy Chamberlain
Manuela Perteghella
Cameron Thomas
. To move the following Clause—
“Overseas electors: Review of feasibility of proposals for facilitating overseas
ballots
(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish
and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on proposals for facilitating
overseas electors to vote in parliamentary elections.
(2) The report must consider the feasibility of proposals for—
(a) the use of United Kingdom Embassies, High Commissions or consulates
as if they were a polling station asset out in Schedule 1 of RPA1983;
(b) the digital transmission and printing of ballot papers;
(c) voting by telephone;
(d) secure electronic voting;
(e) changes to deadlines and practices as set out in Schedule 1 of RPA1983
to enable earlier despatch of ballots for overseas voters;
(f) informing overseas voters on early registration and voting options;
(g) extended proxy voting arrangements for overseas voters; and
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(h) any other measures to improve the speed, accuracy and security of
voting by overseas electors as the Secretary of State believes appropriate.
(3) In preparing the report, the Secretary of State must consult—
(a) overseas electors;
(b) electoral administrators;
(c) His Majesty’s Diplomatic Service; and
(d) such other persons as the Secretary of State believe appropriate.
(4) For the purpose of this section, an “overseas elector” is a person who fulfils
the requirements for an overseas elector in section 1 (extension of parliamentary
franchise) of the RPA 1985.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to conduct feasibility studies on proposals to
improve overseas voting, as recommended by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs
Select Committee’s Second Report of Session 2024-6, Review of the 2024 general election.
_NC20 Manuela Perteghella
. To move the following Clause—
“Extension of right to vote etc. to certain foreign nationals
(1) The RPA 1983 is amended as set out in subsections (2) and (3).
(2) In section 1 (parliamentary electors), in subsection (1)(c), after “Ireland,” insert
“a qualifying EU citizen, or a qualifying foreign national”.
(3) In section 2 (local government electors)
(a) in subsection (1)(c) leave out “(in Wales)”
(b) in subsection (1)(c)(i), after “rights” insert “or a qualifying foreign
citizen;”.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would extend the franchise in parliamentary elections to include qualifying EU
citizens and to foreign nationals with a right to enter or remain in the UK, and to extend the local
government franchise in England to foreign citizens with a right to enter or remain in the UK.
_NC21 Manuela Perteghella
. To move the following Clause—
“Cap on political donations
(1) Part 4 of PPERA 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their
members etc) is amended as follows.
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(2) After section 54B (Declaration as to whether residence etc condition satisfied)
insert—
“54C Power to set cap on political donations
(1) A registered party must not accept a donation from a person if the
value of donations from that person during the course of that calendar
year exceeds the maximum amount specified by regulations made under
subsection (3).
(2) Where a registered party receives a donation which would cause the
limit for the purposes of subsection (1) to be exceeded, the amount by
which the limit is exceeded is to be treated for the purposes of this Act
as a donation received from a person who is not a permissible donor.
(3) The Secretary of State must by regulations specify the donation limit
for the purposes of subsection (1) within three months of the day on
which this act is passed.
(4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may
not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and
approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(5) Before laying a draft statutory instrument containing regulations under
this section, the Secretary of State must commission an independent
review of the level of the cap on political donations.
(6) The review must consider and make recommendations on the level of
the cap in light of—
(a) the prevailing economic conditions;
(b) the effect of the cap on democratic participation and political
competition; and
(c) any other matters the Secretary of State considers relevant.
(7) The Secretary of State must appoint an independent person or panel
with relevant experience to conduct the review.
(8) The person or panel appointed under subsection (7) must—
(a) consult the Electoral Commission and any other persons the
person or panel considers relevant; and
(b) prepare and publish a report of its findings.
(9) The Secretary of State must lay the report under subsection (9)(b) before
both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after receiving it.
(10) No later than three years after a report under subsection (10) has been
laid the Secretary of State must commission a new review under
subsection (5) for the purposes of determining whether the cap under
subsection (1) should be amended.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to set an annual cap on permissible political donations
from a person, following an independent review to be conduct every three years.
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_NC22 Richard Burgon
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Permissible donors not to include oil and gas companies
(1) Section 54 of PPERA 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2)(b) after “Kingdom” insert “, subject to the exemption in
subsection (2A).”
(3) After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A) A company is not a permissible donor if it is an oil and gas company.”
(4) After subsection (8) insert—
“(9) For the purposes of this section, “an oil and gas company” means any
company which derives over 50% of its annual revenue from the
extraction, acquisition, transportation, processing, supply or disposal
of petroleum or natural gas, or a combination of the two.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause provides that an oil and gas company would not be a permissible donor for the
purposes of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
_2 Lisa Smart
. Page 60, line 1, leave out Clause 47
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment is linked to NC14.
_1 Zöe Franklin
. Clause 71, page 92, line 35, after “candidates,” insert “candidates’ relatives, candidates’ staff,”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would, with NC6, include family members and staff of candidates as people towards
whom hostility would be treated as an aggravating factor.
_3 Freddie van Mierlo
Martin Wrigley
Lisa Smart
Wendy Chamberlain
Manuela Perteghella
Cameron Thomas
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. Clause 80, page 100, line 35, at end insert—
“(ha) section (Overseas electors: Review of feasibility of proposals for
facilitating overseas ballots)”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment is consequential on NC19.
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