Charities Bill (HL). Lords report stage second day.
Charities Bill [HL]
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Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c698-9 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 68:"Page 105, line 25, leave out ““the address of its principal office”” and ins...
Earl of Caithness | 674 c699 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, if it is a burden on charities to have to write a new constitution every time they move th...
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Earl of Caithness | 674 c699 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, with respect, and before the Minister sits down, if he is trying to be helpful, it would b...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c699 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am not sure how many times this occurs. It may be a minor inconvenience, but we are tryi...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c700 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 69:"Page 111, line 21, leave out from ““subject”” to end of line 22 and insert “...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c699 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will happily take the point away and we shall think about it. I do not think that it wil...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c701 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I confess that I did not understand the justification given by the Minister unless it were...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c700-1 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the purpose of subsection (9) of the new Section 69I is to make it clear that liabilities ...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c702 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for bringing forward the amendments. I express one hope. Six...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c701-2 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 70:"Page 114, line 10, at end insert—"
““(7A) If the Commission does not not...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c694 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I do not think that I received the briefing to which everyone is referring. I hope that th...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c696 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, when the Government come to look at the regulations, would they be prepared to give attent...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c695-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, I have some sympathy with what the no...
Earl of Caithness | 674 c694-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, in defence of surveyors, I would merely point out to the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, that i...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c697-8 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 66:"Page 98, line 9, leave out ““applies”” and insert ““, is to be treated as fo...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c697 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 65:"Page 98, line 8, leave out ““to which”” and insert ““which, by virtue of””"
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Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c696 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, that might best be expedited through some reference to sell-on clauses and so forth. It is...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c698 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 67:"Page 102, leave out lines 36 to 38."
The noble Lord said: My Lords, in movi...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c705-7 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 83:"Page 42, leave out lines 38 to 40."
The noble Lord said: My Lords, I rise t...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c707 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sympathetic to what the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots, has said, and to m...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c707-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, for his explanation of th...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c709-10 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for the careful consideration he has given to the ...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c713 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord and I accept that invitation. There are some other as...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c713 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my original speaking note started with the legend ““Resist””, but having listened to the r...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c711 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have only one point on the Minister’s very clear explanation of this group of amendments...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c710-1 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 85:"Page 46, line 20, at end insert—"
““(4A) In the case of a merger involvi...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c712-3 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 86:"Page 46, line 21, leave out from ““above”” to end of line 22 and insert ““sh...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c711-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. Charities which merge will want to make ...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c702 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am tempted to make a cheap comment about the length of the period that it takes to choos...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c703 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendments Nos. 71 to 74:"Page 114, leave out line 11 and insert ““If the resolution is confir...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c702 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, a week is a long time in politics.
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c704-5 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 82:"Page 38, line 23, leave out ““sent to”” and insert ““received by””"
The nob...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c704 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and I understand the issue of charities A, B and C. I hope t...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c704 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall try to deal with this tectonic fare as rapidly as I can. The noble Lord is right: ...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c703 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendments Nos. 75 to 78:"Page 35, leave out lines 21 to 25 and insert—"
““(b) a person ap...
Lord Best | 674 c689-92 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 64:"After Clause 26, insert the following new clause—"
““SALE OF FUNCTIONAL...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c692-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Best, for having raised this important issue. It is ...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c687 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I largely agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots, has just said. Th...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c687-9 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we have spent a long time discussing the appointment of interim managers during the passag...
Lord Swinfen | 674 c689 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken on the amendment. My noble friend said that the dr...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c684-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Swinfen, has steadfastly raised the issue at every stage of the Bill’...
Lord Swinfen | 674 c685 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I note what the Minister says. I hope that, when ensuring that sufficient time is given fo...
Lord Swinfen | 674 c685-6 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 63:"After Clause 26, insert the following new clause—"
““RECEIVER AND MANAG...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c686-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend has brought to our attention an important point. It has obviously caused a...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c733 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 118:
"Line 2, leave out ““Appeal””"
On Question, amendment agreed to.
Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover | 674 c723-4 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I put my name to the amendment for three reasons. First, as my noble friend Lord Hodgson s...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c721 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 101:"Page 143, line 31, leave out paragraph 125 and insert—"
““(1) Section 3...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c721-3 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 102:"Page 143, line 36, at end insert—"
““( ) In subsection (2), at the en...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c720 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 96:"Page 56, line 37, leave out ““consents”” and insert ““trustees consent””"
O...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c719 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 95:"Page 56, line 33, leave out paragraph (a) and insert—"
““(a) each of the...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c716 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister. Without having moved Amendment No. 88, I accept his ki...
Earl of Caithness | 674 c716 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I hope that when we come to Amendment No. 88, we, too, will be entitled to know what the p...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c716 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is the noble Earl sure that he wants to listen to that explanation at this time of day? In...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c718 (Link to this contribution)
had given notice of his intention to move Amendment No. 88:"Page 46, line 34, leave out from first “...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c713-4 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendment No. 87:"Page 46, line 32, at end insert—"
““( ) Where the statement in subsect...
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 674 c714-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, said, my name is down to Amendment No. 87. I wish to add...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c715-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am obviously very much in the hands of the House. As regards Amendment No. 88, I was goi...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c715 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. I did not move the second amendment in the...
Lord Phillips of Sudbury | 674 c732 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, I am grateful for what he said. Will he give the House an...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c731-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the thing is that weasely words have a value, and we all know that. I am not going to hove...
Lord Bassam of Brighton | 674 c730 (Link to this contribution)
moved Amendments Nos. 108 and 109:"Page 158, column 2, leave out line 43 and insert—"