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1717830

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date	14/05/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Political Parties: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25444 on Political Parties: Registration, if she will ask the Commission to make an assessment of the consistency of those rules with the approval of a description on a ballot paper of the Liberal Party that includes reference to Steve Radford's candidate.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	26073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>All applications to register new party descriptions are assessed against the criteria set out in law. The criteria are designed to ensure voters can mark the ballot paper with confidence.</p><p>The description referenced was registered 23 years ago. The Commission has since updated its approach to descriptions that feature individuals’ names, to ensure the statutory criteria which prevent voters from being misled or confused are met.</p><p>The Commission periodically reviews the registers of political parties to ensure registered details continue to meet the statutory tests. It will consider descriptions that include an individual’s name as part of its programme of future reviews.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 16/05/2024 15:41:18 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1716843

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Political Parties: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if she will hold discussions with the Electoral Commission on the reasons for which it rejected the application from (a) Kingston Independent Residents Group and (b) Workers Party Britain on registering a description that included the leaders of those parties.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	George Galloway
uin	25444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>Parties have the option to register descriptions which can appear on the ballot paper, instead of the party name. As the registrar for political parties, electoral law requires the Commission to assess whether a party’s description meets the requirements set out in law. If it does not, the description cannot be registered.</p><p>If a person, other than the candidate, is named in a description and thus appeared on the ballot paper, it is likely to mislead a voter about the candidate standing in their area. It would not therefore meet the legal requirements for a description, and the Commission would be required to refuse it.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 13/05/2024 09:41:23 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	609 label Biography information for George Galloway

1713682

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	General Elections: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's guidance entitled Reporting candidate spending in the long campaign for a UK Parliamentary general election, published on 6 March 2024, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the changes from the guidance published ahead of the 2015 general election; and whether the Commission consulted political parties during the development of the revised guidance.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The Commission sought external legal advice on the requirement for the reporting of spending during the long campaign, after receiving feedback from political parties. That advice differed from the position established by the Commission. The Commission is now in the process of reflecting that advice in its guidance.</p><p>The Commission has a responsibility to provide guidance for political parties and campaigners which helps them meet their legal obligations. It considers the impact that changes to its guidance have on its regulated community, but has a duty to accurately reflect the law.</p><p>The Commission has a constructive relationship with the party panels, and it regularly consults on key areas of its work, both formally and informally. The Commission always welcomes feedback from political parties on areas where it can better help them meet their legal obligations.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 26/04/2024 10:02:35 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1713683

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	General Elections: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's guidance, Reporting candidate spending in the long campaign for a UK Parliamentary general election, what the evidential basis is for the assertion that an item of candidate spending provided by a party counts towards both (a) the long campaign spending limit for a candidate and (b) the party spending limit; how the treatment of notional expenditure and agent-authorised expenditure differs; and whether the Commission has made an assessment of the potential impact on party spending limits.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p><em></em>The Electoral Commission’s guidance aims to support campaigners to meet their obligations which are set by the UK’s complex political finance laws. It develops guidance based on legal advice and interpretation of these laws.</p><p>The Commission sought additional external legal advice on reporting of spending during the long campaign and is in the process of reflecting that legal advice in guidance.</p><p>The guidance will provide clarity on the parts of the candidate spending laws that impact how a candidate should report spending in the long campaign.</p><p>It will also clarify that there is a requirement for a candidate return for spending during the long campaign and therefore spending is not reportable in a party return.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 26/04/2024 10:04:32 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1713684

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	General Elections: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's guidance, Reporting candidate spending in the long campaign for a UK Parliamentary general election, what assessment the Commission has made of the impact of General Data Protection Regulations on its (a) interpretations of and (b) guidance on long campaign returns and spending.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Candidates have a legal requirement to submit a spending return for the long campaign to the Returning Officers who in turn must forward them to the Electoral Commission. The Electoral Commission and Returning Officers must process the data in the return according to their respective functions as set on in UK law. All data collected by the Commission is processed according to its obligations under data protection laws.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 26/04/2024 10:05:46 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1713685

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	General Elections: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the Electoral Commission's guidance, Reporting candidate spending in the long campaign for a UK Parliamentary general election, whether it is a requirement for a candidate to publish a candidate spending return for the long campaign; and what guidance the Commission has provided to hon. Members on that issue.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	23652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>It is a requirement for candidates to provide any candidate spending during the long campaign in a return to their Returning Officer.</p><p>The Commission provides guidance for all candidates to help them meet their legal obligations, which is applicable to those Hon. Members seeking re-election at the next UK parliamentary general election.</p><p>It also provides additional bespoke advice and support to Hon. Members and their staff, as it does for all other political parties, campaigners and candidates.</p> answering member constituency Lancaster and Fleetwood answering member printed Cat Smith question first answered 26/04/2024 10:06:39 answering member 4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford