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Charities Bill [HL]

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 7 June 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Scotland of Asthal. The answering member was Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts.
Charities Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

672 c783-837 

Session

2005-06

Department

Home Office

Legislative stage

Second reading

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Charities Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 1-EN also published.
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Bills
House of Lords
Deposited Paper HDEP 2005/281
Friday, 24 June 2005
Deposited papers
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Dahrendorf | 672 c825-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my long-time colleague at the London School of Economics, the n...
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 672 c827-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the House that I was a member of the Joint Committee that scrutinised this Bill i...

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Lord Best | 672 c820-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interests as the chief executive of a major charity, the Joseph Rowntree Foun...
Lord Wedderburn of Charlton | 672 c822-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this admirable Bill, much of which, as the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, said, is rather diff...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 672 c831-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have listened with more than usual interest to this afternoon’s deliberations on the Bil...
Lord Smith of Clifton | 672 c832 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to comment on that because I had my thumb on my notes earlier, and the denouement o...
Lord Smith of Clifton | 672 c828-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in the winding-up of this debate because there is such a wid...
Baroness Seccombe | 672 c830-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is with pleasure that I rise to say just a few words at the end of this Second Reading ...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 672 c832-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his intervention. Many points were raised and questio...
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | 672 c813-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, declare an interest, having been involved with charities in one form or another fo...
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover | 672 c800-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I should declare an interest as the settlor and a current trustee of a grant-making...
Baroness Pitkeathley | 672 c797-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, here we are again. I said in my Second Reading speech on the Bill that was sadly lost befo...
Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham | 672 c795-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches want to associate ourselves with the tribute paid by the Minister to B...
Lord Borrie | 672 c809 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I recollect it, but as the noble Lord is also a lawyer he will understand that, because I ...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 672 c808-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, further to the noble Lord’s interesting remarks on religion, is he inclined now to say whe...
Lord Borrie | 672 c806-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other speakers I declare my interests in the charitable area, modest though they   ar...
Lord Craig of Radley | 672 c803-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, speaking for myself and, I hope without presumption, for others on these Benches, I associ...
Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 672 c783-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Government believe that a thr...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 672 c787-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is only right that I should begin by thanking the noble Baroness for her characteristic...
Baroness Barker | 672 c816-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have not previously troubled your Lordships’ House with my views on this subject. To do ...
Lord Swinfen | 672 c809-13 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must also declare an interest in the Bill, as I am a patron of a number of charities. I ...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 672 c791-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I need to declare interests, as the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, has done. The most merciful ...

Subjects

Charities
Charity Commission
Charitable donations
Finance
Fundraising
Registration
Regulation
Charity Appeal Tribunal

Legislation

Charities Bill (HL) 2005-06

Link

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