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Business question from Alan Brown (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 January 2017. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.

Happy birthday, Mr Speaker.

The Government have commissioned a report on electoral fraud, but what we actually need is a review of the behaviour of political parties during election periods and the punishments available. The Lib Dems were fined £20,000 for non-declaration of £200,000 of spending—money down the drain, by the way—Labour was also fined £20,000 and there are investigations into the Leader of the House’s own party. The Electoral Commission has said that a fine of £20,000 is no longer a strong enough deterrent to ensure that the rules are properly followed. Can we have a debate on that in Government time and take a serious look at the punishments available?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
619 c1088 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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