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HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment made: 79, in clause 62, page 83, line 28, at end insert— “(h) create offences of— (i)…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)indicated assent.14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I apologise, but I have not heard the Minister respond to the point that I and the hon. Member for Hazel Grove made about donations being counted cumulatively, which is also one…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 88, in clause 62, page 83, line 17, leave out “£11,180” and insert “£500”. This amendment, together with Amendments 89 to 94, would bring the reporting…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I do apologise, Sir Desmond. I think I have made my point.14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I strongly support measures to strengthen the capacities and powers of the Electoral Commission, which plays a crucial role in regulating our politics. I will speak briefly to new…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)On a point of order, Sir Desmond. Do we need to check whether any of the amendments debated with the previous clauses need to be moved, including the ones that I tabled?14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)The clause contains the welcome measure of preventing donations from impermissible donors being made through the mechanism of unincorporated associations and reducing the level at…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the Minister for her engagement with my point. In UK politics, about 22% of donations into politics over the past few years have been from companies. We are not talking…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)I consider companies and trade unions to be completely different entities. One is a profit-making organisation, and the other is a membership association designed to represent the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Sir Desmond. In clause 60, we are considering company donations in UK politics, and I ask the Minister to consider outright banning…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Seventh sitting)Absolutely. It is clear that the previous level, £20,000, was utterly inadequate, so I welcome the Government’s commitment to strengthen that. The purpose of my new clause 57 is…14 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Sixth sitting)Broadly, I hugely welcome all measures to improve the risk assessment of donations, which is critical, so I am glad to see those here. I agree that much more needs to be done than…14 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastIn the Prime Minister’s 17-page statement, there was not one word of condemnation for the actions of the US, despite the fact that it started this illegal war. Last week, Trump…13 Apr 2026HANSARDCouncil Tax Debt CollectionCouncil tax is widely acknowledged to be a deeply regressive and unfair tax based on property values that are decades out of date, and the poorest households pay a much larger…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)I am very much aware of time, of which the hon. Member has had a lot. I know that people are keen to move on, so I would like to complete my remarks. Out of all allegations of…26 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you, Dame Siobhain. I support clause 47 and the removal of the requirement for ID to be photographic and the introduction of credit and debit cards…26 Mar 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI warmly welcome the Rycroft review and the Government’s swift action set out today on crypto and on overseas donations, although I would like to see them go much further. The…25 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fourth sitting)It might be helpful if I remind the Committee of what the Electoral Commission itself says: “Automated voter registration has the potential to significantly improve levels of…24 Mar 2026HANSARDRepresentation of the People Bill (Fourth sitting)If the hon. Member will forgive me, I will cite once more evidence from the Electoral Commission, which does not agree with him that the current system is fine. The Electoral…24 Mar 2026