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Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Volume 469: debated on Tuesday 11 December 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make a statement on the operation of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. (172424)

It was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 6 November that the Government would bring forward proposals on the regulation of party funding and expenditure, I am happy to receive any representations from the hon. Member.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) amendments have been made to and (b) recent representations he has received about the operation of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. (172426)

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 amended the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to apply similar rules of transparency and permissibility to loans as already applied to donations. The 2006 Act also made some minor technical amendments relating to the control of donations. The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 made amendments to the 2000 Act in order to align the rules for donations more closely with those that apply to the rest of the United Kingdom.

I have received no recent formal representations in my capacity as Secretary of State for Justice on the operation of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

It was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 6 November that the Government would bring forward proposals on the regulation of party funding and expenditure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) statutory instruments, (b) departmental circulars and (c) other documents he (i) has issued and (ii) plans to issue in the next 12 months consequential to the provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000; and if he will make a statement. (172427)

I have issued no statutory instruments, departmental circulars or other documents consequential to the provisions of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. It was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 6 November that the Government would bring forward proposals on the regulation of party funding and expenditure.