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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

They will be entirely free to campaign on the issues that concern them. The issue is not whether expenditure is being undertaken during an election period but whether the expenditure is being undertaken in an election period and for electoral purposes. Overwhelmingly, campaigning by third parties in an election period is not done for electoral purposes; it is done in order to convey their views about policies and issues. That is perfectly legitimate, it is outwith the definition of “for electoral purposes” and it will not therefore be constrained.

The Bill does change—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
567 c181 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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