Member

To my mind, the Clause 77 stand part notice is one of the most important parts of this group of amendments. As the noble Lord, Lord Prentis, said, the political fund is not just a political fund but a campaigning fund. There is no reason why that cannot be the case. As the noble Lord indicated, many of the campaigns have been excellent in stamping out racism and so on, which we would all applaud. But there may be some elements of the campaigning fund that some members of unions would not be so happy to see.