Political Parties and Elections Bill

In the end, it will be up to the commission to determine its own criteria, but they will have to be reasonable and proportionate. It is not something that we feel that we can legislate for. I promise to ask the commission if it can provide any further information to the Committee and the House on their intentions as regards the questions that noble Lords have so properly asked. When I spoke of local overall impact, I was trying to illustrate the flexibility that the commission will exercise in deciding the appropriate thing to do in any given case. I will put more information in a letter if the commission comes up with something that can help.