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Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill [HL]

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision for the regulation of funding and expenditure of political parties; for phased introduction of a cap on donations to political parties; for affiliation fees from trade unions and membership organisations to political parties to be counted as individual donations in prescribed circumstances; for public funding of political parties; for moderation of rights of candidates and parties to election addresses; for limits on political parties’ expenditure between regulated periods; for conferring powers on the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 1

  • Lord TylerLiberal DemocratLife peer

Bill · 1

  • HL Bill 26 (as introduced)Lords
    6 Jun 2016

Library Notes · 1

  • Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill: Briefing for Lords StagesLords
    7 Mar 2017

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