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HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeWe had a lengthy Westminster Hall debate on this last week. We are considering the Information Commissioner’s report on it, but we think that we are already supplying a lot of…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDark MoneyWe have a robust legal framework for money in elections, to ensure that elections are free and fair. Donations to political parties of more than £500 must be from permissible…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDark MoneyA number of recommendations have been made in this and related policy areas—for example, by the Electoral Commission and the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. As would…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDark MoneyMy right hon. Friend makes a weighty and important point. He is absolutely right that we should not be complacent about the way our electoral system runs. We have already taken…13 Mar 2019HANSARDDark MoneyThe hon. Gentleman will have noticed the written ministerial statement that I published only last week, which outlined the steps that the Government have already taken and will be…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeThe increasing prevalence of intimidation in public life can seriously damage our democracy, as we have already just discussed. The Government are taking a range of actions to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeYes, I do agree. The Government have therefore been working closely with the parliamentary security team, the police, administrators and others, because tackling this issue…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeThe right hon. Gentleman should know that the Government cannot have such an inquiry because the agencies investigating are independent, and rightly so. I can reassure the House…13 Mar 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising that point. The Government continue to support that Bill and think it is the right thing to do.13 Mar 2019HANSARDCommittee on Standards in Public Life: Intimidation in Public LifeIn July 2017 the Committee on Standards in Public Life was asked by the Prime Minister to conduct a review of intimidation experienced by parliamentary candidates, including those…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that clarification, and before I finish today I will talk briefly about that relationship between a contractor and the supplier, which is…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationI thank the hon. Gentleman for those points and for the way he has put his arguments. I am simply saying that such issues should be considered through the review. I am also…06 Mar 2019HANSARD Housing Associations and Public Contractors: Freedom of InformationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I thank you for that reminder. I thank the hon. Member for Hammersmith (Andy Slaughter) for his points. I know…06 Mar 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsI would be delighted to hear from my hon. Friend.27 Feb 2019HANSARDParliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Twenty Eighth sitting)It is a great pleasure to see you again this morning, Mr Owen. I have missed the Committee’s various interpretations of proceedings before today, but I can confirm, contrary to…27 Feb 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsThank you very much, Mr Austin. My hon. Friend reminded us that all parties ought to be above board and transparent about their donations. I can confirm that the Conservative…27 Feb 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsNo, I will not, for entirely unsurprising reasons. Reportable gifts include a single gift of more than £7,500, two or more gifts of over £500 given by the same person in the same…27 Feb 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsThank you, Mr Austin. I will set out the rules surrounding the involvement of unincorporated associations in election funding, which will be helpful in responding to the debate.…27 Feb 2019HANSARDElectoral Funding: Unincorporated AssociationsIt is an absolute pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Austin. I am grateful to the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) for calling this debate, and for…27 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) (Amendment) Order 2019
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2019
Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019I will try my best briefly to answer the questions that have been put to me. I welcome the Opposition’s support for the draft statutory instruments. I did not clearly hear the…11 Feb 2019