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Business of the House

My hon. Friend raises an important point. All in the House are concerned that there should be full confidence in the House and in our democracy. We should all be concerned that people do not like the idea that big money comes in and assists people in buying seats. That has been pervasive in the United States and has undermined public confidence. This ““arms race””, in which all sides have been spending more and more on elections, has simply been correlated with a fall in turnout. The public are turned off—[Interruption.]