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Political Parties and Elections Bill

As regards the point that the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, has made, I said at Second Reading that it would have been helpful if we had at least seen the amendments in draft at that stage so that we had some idea of what we would be looking at. I think that my honourable friends in another place asked to see them when the Government made the concession at Report, or whenever it was, in the Commons. As I understand our procedures in Grand Committee, we can insert these government amendments only—we welcome them in part—if the entire Grand Committee agrees to them. If there are any objections—I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, will object to them—they cannot be included and they would then have to be offered by the Government at Report. Bearing that in mind, and I seek advice from the noble Lord—