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Political Parties and Elections Bill

I intend to follow the example of my noble friend and be exceedingly brief. In parenthesis, I should say that my only known ancestor in your Lordships' House was the great Bishop Trelawney of whom it was said by James II that he was the most saucy of all the seven bishops. I rather hope to have that same accolade, but I hope that they will also say "at least he was brief". We think that this is a perfectly sensible change. We are grateful that the discussions in the other place have led to the Government thinking again about this. As the Minister said, both in terms of complexity and political sensitivity, it is much more appropriately dealt with at this level. We support the amendment. Amendment 9 agreed.