Proceeding contribution from Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 30 April 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Political Parties and Elections Bill.

Political Parties and Elections Bill

My point was not that someone would be in a politically sensitive role all the time, but that people dip in and out of politically sensitive activities. Junior members of staff will have a variety of tasks, perhaps. What I am concerned about is that if someone obtains access to information on a serendipitous basis, that person would not be the subject of the quarantine order, because the chief executive would see it in that way. I was concerned that it may be that some higher basic threshold would be a good idea.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 710 c128GC
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Companies Civil proceedings Finance Elections Enforcement Fixed penalties Donors Electoral Commission Domicil Powers Public appointments Political parties Political impartiality Taxation Sanctions Government responses Local Government Boundary Commission for England Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Legislation: Political Parties and Elections Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Political Parties and Elections Bill

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