HC Deb 25 July 1980 vol 989 c436W
Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he has had with returning officers and with county councils about proposals to raise the deposit for Parliamentary elections; and whether he has suggested in the course of these consultations that an increase in the level of deposits would assist in the maintenance of public order.

Mr. Brittan

As the initial step in the Government's review of the Public Order Act 1936 and relates legislation, the Department circulated a preliminary paper to the local authority associations and others concerned asking for comments on a wide range of matters, including the level of the deposit for Parliamentary elections.