The Trade Union Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 15 July 2015. During the second reading in the House of Lords on 11 January 2016, some members of the House expressed concern about the potential impact of clauses 10 and 11 of the Bill, in particular the requirement that in future union members would have to be asked to opt in to contributing to their union political fund, rather than just being given the opportunity of opting out of doing so. There was also concern about the subsequent impact on the relative funding of each of the political parties. The Committee was encouraged by the Government’s apparent willingness to negotiate over the details of the opt-in scheme. It appears to have accepted that there is a strong argument for reviewing and extending the transition arrangements and for allowing opt-in to take place by electronic means as well as on paper, subject to appropriate security safeguards which should be vetted by the Certification Officer. The Government should drop the proposal to require union members to renew their opt-in every five years. Instead, unions could be required to inform their members clearly at least annually (perhaps alongside any other annual communications) that they have the right to rescind any decision to opt in or opt out (whichever is relevant).