Member

The later amendments, Amendment 153 and following, are very time-sensitive and relate to Parts 4 and 6 of the Bill. The reason these are so important is that they relate to measures that will come into effect on Royal Assent, or immediately thereafter, including the repeal of the great majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 —which many in this Chamber will remember. The Minister will recall the debate we had in Committee on Section 77, when confusion existed on what was actually meant by the clause. I am grateful to the Minister for her letter of 25 June, which clarifies that what I said was absolutely right. I stand by my claim that this legislation will mean that, while the total amounts of income and expenditure will still be disclosed, the detail of what is in the expenditure will no longer be available.