---

Political Parties and Elections Bill

Amendment 127 127: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause— "Registration of interests by candidates (1) Every candidate for election at a general election shall provide to the returning officer at the same time as submitting his nomination papers a completed registration form containing information of any pecuniary interest or other material benefit which the candidate receives which might reasonably be thought by others to influence the candidate’s actions or speeches. (2) The returning officer shall publish the interests. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a candidate shall register all those interests which a member of the House of Commons is required to register under the House of Commons Code of Conduct and Guide to the rules relating to the conduct of members."