The Secretary of State's clarification again shows how important it is to take time to get such legislation right. I have calculated on my BlackBerry that someone who wanted to give money to a particular party in every constituency in the country could give £4,844,354 a year and apparently not be restricted in any way. That cannot be right, and it must prove my point.
Political Parties and Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Stuart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 July 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Political Parties and Elections Bill.
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