Political Parties and Elections Bill

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for what he said about government Amendments 11 to 14, 24 and 25. I have a sneaking feeling that we are quite close to agreeing where we ought to be on these matters. However, what I want from the Minister, to put it in legalese, is further and better particulars of the circumstances in which he sees these orders being useful. We are very keen that the Electoral Commission should have effective powers to allow it to achieve its main aim—to eliminate unfair and illicit practices within the electoral system and to restore confidence in a better and more transparent structure—and, with that in mind, we are not entirely opposed to these government amendments. If the power is both useful and necessary, we certainly welcome it. Can the Minister say a little more about when he thinks these new powers for the Electoral Commission will be useful and how he sees the commission making use of them? Is he able to give the reassurance we need—and I suspect this might also be true of the Liberal Democrats—before we, as it were, sign up to the orders?