R5-62

Limits should be placed on the campaign expenditures of political parties in respect of elections to the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. On the assumption that such spending limits are in place for the first elections to the Parliament and the Assembly, the limits should initially be set at £1.5 million in Scotland and £600,000 in Wales. The limits should then be index-linked. They should not otherwise be varied in future except on the recommendation of the Election Commission. (p 138) Fifth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life 10 72858-COI-1-14 Party Funding 5/10/98 10:46 am Page 10 63. Campaign expenditure by constituency candidates which also promotes their party’s Scottish or Welsh national campaign should be treated, for purposes of expenditure limits, only as constituency expenditure.