Member

I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, the noble Lord, Lord Leigh, and others that trade unions will still have to report to the certification officer on their income and expenditure. This includes reporting on the income and expenditure of their political fund, but the specific additional information on political fund expenditure over £2,000 introduced by the Trade Union Act will no longer be required. Additionally, all political parties will still be subject to the reporting requirements set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, which requires certain donations and loans to be recorded and reported to the Electoral Commission.