My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response. We all appreciate that the Government have been able …
A Bill to make provision for the regulation of funding and expenditure of political parties; for phased introduction of a cap on donations to political parties; for affiliation fees from trade unions and membership organisations to political parties to be counted as individual donations in prescribed circumstances; for public funding of political parties; for moderation of rights of candidates and parties to election addresses; for limits on political parties’ expenditure between regulated periods; for conferring powers on the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to extend the franchise for parliamentary and other elections, and for referendums, to all citizens over the age of 16 years.
To repeal sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; and for connected purposes.
A bill to make provision about election expenditure by candidates and political parties and about nominations as a parliamentary candidate; to abolish deposits; to confer powers on the Electoral Commission; and for connected purposes.
A bill to amend the franchise for referendums in the United Kingdom to include all citizens of 16 years of age and over.
First reading took place on 12 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to extend the franchise for parliamentary and other elections and for referendums to all citizens over the age of 16 years.
First reading took place on 22 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
Lord Tyler has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting