division_name: Political Parties and Elections Bill &#8212; Schedule 5 &#8212; Repeals
motion: <p class="" pid="b.693.5/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.693.5/2" pwmotiontext="yes">In the short time available to me, I wish to place on record my thanks to all those on both sides of the House who have worked to make this Bill better. It began its journey as a set of proposals in a White Paper, which I brought before the House in June last year. It was introduced on <phrase class="date" code="2009-07-17">17 July</phrase>, and there was then a three-month period over the summer break for Members to consider it. Its Second Reading was on <phrase class="date" code="2009-10-20">20 October</phrase>, it moved upstairs into Committee in November and it has been back on the Floor of the House on two days&#8212;in February and now in early March.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.695.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 273, Noes 67.</p>