Electoral Administration Bill

I agree completely with the intention behind the amendments, but we think that we have already ““done it””. That is what I would say to the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham. I will read this out. It will then be in Hansard and the noble Baroness can check it. Clause 19 amends Section 13D of the Representation of the People Act 1983. The offence will be set out in subsection (1) of Section 13D and must be read with subsection (4). The subsection provides that a person does not commit an offence of providing false information if,"““he did not know and had no reason to suspect that the information was false””." The intention behind the amendments put forward by the noble Baroness therefore is covered within the provision. I hope that, having studied it, the noble Baroness will agree that we have achieved it. I am grateful to her for giving me the chance to demonstrate that we are at one.