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Proceeding contribution from Lord Whitehead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 October 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Political Parties and Elections Bill.

Political Parties and Elections Bill

My hon. Friend may be interested to know that the two references on page 44 of the research paper relate, first, to a disputed analysis for the Policy Exchange, which does indeed exclude Ashcroft money and Liberal Democrat income, and, secondly, to a declining amount of local constituency expenditure as recorded by the Constitutional Affairs Committee, not a decline in national expenditure. The ““arms race”” is all about a discussion of the rise of national party expenditure.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
481 c86 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Constituencies Candidates Absent voting Allowances Committee on Standards in Public Life Fraud Finance Elections Donors Expenditure Electoral Commission Electoral register Gifts and endowments Powers of entry Powers Public appointments Members Political parties Political activities Overseas residence Standards Voting methods Regulation Trade unions Official gifts Stop notices
Legislation
Political Parties and Elections Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
Link
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