Political Parties and Elections Bill

I understand that I am pressing into areas that are not written down on the application of the provisions. One of the things that we are looking at here is what the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, referred to; that is, the possibility, to which I referred in a different context, that, while there have been only 23 prosecutions under the 2000 Act, with the wider range of sanctions available to the commission, the number of penalties and fines levied could mean that the number of offences increases substantially. That could occur and it would be good to understand the limits of the sanctions. It also refers to the kind of circumstances which would lead to the commission of a proscribed offence. The section describes the difference between the civil sanctions, where they would not be appropriate and what the orders would be. The Minister has referred to this and I do not want to draw out any more examples at this stage. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 29 withdrawn. Amendments 30 to 39 not moved.