Representation of the People Bill — Selection of amendments: Commons: Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee - 16 April 2026

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Representation of the People Bill
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for
debate in Committee
16 April 2026
Chairs: Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Dame Siobhain McDonagh, David Mundell, Sir Desmond
Swayne
Clerks: Kevin Candy, Lucinda Maer, Ben Sneddon
About this paper
This paper shows —
● which amendments the Chair has selected for debate and how those amendments
have been grouped for debate;
● which amendments have been withdrawn or not selected for debate; and
Please note that the Chair can change their decision at any time.
Each numbered group in this document is a potential debate. The purpose of grouping is
to reduce repetition of subject matter between debates.
The text of the clauses and schedules can be found in the Bill. The text of the
amendments can be found in the latest amendment paper.
Bills and amendment papers are available in this Bill’s area on Parliament website, at
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4080. Printed copies are available from Vote Office outlets
on the parliamentary estate.
Decisions on amendments and clauses follow the order in which they come in the Bill.
Amendments are arranged on the amendment paper to reflect that. This may not be the
same order in which they are debated.

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Decisions on new clauses are usually taken after decisions on existing clauses and
schedules, even though they may be grouped for debate at an earlier stage.
Further information about selection and grouping is available to everyone at
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/general/selection-and-grouping/. People
within Parliament can also read the Public Bill Office’s guidance for Public Bill Committee
members: search for ‘Public Bill Office’ on ParliNet.
Selection and grouping
Part 6: Hostility towards candidates etc: Disqualification Orders and sentencing
Clause 70 to 74
Group 40: Clause 70 stand part + 38 [Franklin] + Clause 71 stand part +
Clause 72 stand part + Clause 73 stand part + Clause 74
stand part + NC55 [Franklin]
New Clauses
Group 41: Gov NC14
Group 42: NC2 [Lib Dem] + NC3 [Lib Dem] + NC15 [Lib Dem] + NC16 [Lib
Dem] NC17 [Lib Dem] + NC38 [Opp] + NC39 [Opp] + NC45
[M Western] + NC51 [M Western]
Group 43: NC4 [L Byrne] + NC12 [M Western] + NC20 [Lib Dem]
Group 44: NC5 [G Williamson] + NC29 [Perteghella] + 1 [G Williamson] + 2 [G
Williamson]
Group 45: NC6 [Wrigley] + NC7 [Wrigley] + NC8 [van Mierlo] + NC42 [Opp] +
NC43 [Opp] + 3 [van Mierlo]
Group 46: NC22 [Darlington] + 23 [Darlington]
Group 47: NC26 [Darlington]
Group 48: NC30 [Perteghella] + NC54 [Lib Dem] + NC58 [Chowns] + NC65
[Dodds]
Group 49: NC31 [Franklin] + NC34 [Franklin] + NC35 [Franklin]
Group 50: NC33 [Lib Dem]
Group 51: NC36 [Opp] + 25 [Opp]

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Group 52: NC37 [Opp]
Group 53: NC59 [Myer] + NC61 [Madders] + NC62 [Madders] + NC63
[Madders] + NC64 [Madders]
Group 54: NC66 [Chowns]
Part 7: General
Clauses 75 to 81
Group 55: Clause 75 stand part + Clause 76 stand part + Clause 77 stand
part + Clause 78 stand part + Clause 79 stand part + Clause
80 stand part + Clause 81 stand part + Gov 21
Amendments withdrawn or not selected
Withdrawn: 24 [Emily Darlington] + 29 [Opp] + NC11 [Emily Darlington] + NC21 [Lib Dem]
+ NC23 [Emily Darlington]
Not selected: 22 [Lib Dem] + NC1 [Lib Dem]
Amendments debated at an earlier sitting
Amendments: Gov 19 + Gov 20 + 33 [Opp] + 27 [Opp] + 4 [Darlington]

New ClausesNC9 [Sian Berry] + NC44 [Lib Dem] + NC56 [Franklin] + NC19 [Lib Dem] +
NC40 [Opp] + NC47 [M Western] + NC48 [M Western] + NC49 [M Western] + NC50 [M
Western] + NC13 [Hinchliff] + NC32 [Duncan-Jordan] + NC52 [Burgon] + NC10
[Darlington] + NC18 [Lib Dem] + NC24 [Darlington] + NC25 [Darlington] +
NC27 [Darlington] + NC28 [Darlington] + NC41 [Opp] + NC46 [M Western] + NC53
[Franklin] + NC57 [Chowns] +Gov NC60
Notes
Proceedings must finish by 5pm on 23 April 2026.
Amendments/new clauses tabled by a Member not on the Committee are listed in this
paper, but will only be called if a Member of the Committee indicates that they wish to
move them.

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Clause/schedule stand part debates will take place unless the Chair believes that the
principle of the clause/schedule and any matters arising have been adequately discussed
in the course of debate on amendments to the clause/schedule (Standing Order No. 68).
Groupings for later parts of the Bill (and/or for new clauses and new schedules) will be
published in advance of consideration at later sittings of this Bill Committee.