My hon. Friend is right to suggest that we are seeking as much simplicity as we can get, but I will perhaps come on to and tease out during the debate why we want to ensure that that simplicity and light touch goes alongside a degree of assurance. Finding that balance is perhaps one of the areas where a range of views will be expressed. We are keen to have a degree of assurance about the claims made and the public money given to charities.
On the consultation that took place, it might help colleagues to know that John Low, the chief executive of the Charities Aid Foundation, has said:
“The inclusion of a Small Charitable Donations Bill could be good news for charities, particularly for smaller organisations which have often struggled to unlock the benefits of Gift Aid. This provides a real opportunity to simplify the scheme”—
that is the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge)—
“and make it fit for the 21st century”.