That is not much of an argument. We need an indication from the Government, which they have failed to provide, of the level at which the fixed fine will be set. There is no question of varying the fixed fine, of course; it will be a uniform fixed fine. We simply want to know what it should be. The Observer suggested that it might be £100. There have been other suggestions, too. I am simply saying that given that the Government are making a big thing of having listened to the opinions of many people outside the House and are committed to a civil penalty in principle, we need to know what they judge an effective figure to be.
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Wayne David
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 23 May 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Electoral Registration and Administration Bill.
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