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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 4th July 2006

 

Standing Committee Proceedings

 

Standing Committee A

 

Charities Bill [Lords]


 

[First and second Sittings]


 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to

 

That—

 

(1)  

during proceedings on the Charities Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee

 

shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 4th July)

 

meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 4th July;

 

(b)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 6th July;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 11th July;

 

(d)  

at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 6;

 

Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 7 and 8; Schedules 3 and 4; Clauses 9 to 12;

 

Schedule 5; Clauses 13 to 30; Schedule 6; Clauses 31 to 34; Schedule 7;

 

Clauses 35 to 74; Schedules 8 to 10; Clauses 75 to 78; new Clauses; new

 

Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

 

(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 13th July.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  70

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  1

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(LA)    

the promotion of the efficiency of the police service or the advancement of

 

welfare for police officers or former police officers and their dependants;’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  2

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 26 and 27 and insert ‘belief in a supernatural principle,

 

being or thing and acceptance and observance of certain canons of conduct to give effect

 

to those beliefs;’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  53

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (d).

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  3

 

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  8,  leave out subsection (7).

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Negatived on division  71

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  21,  leave out from ‘whether’ to end of line 23 and insert—

 

    

‘a body provides or intends to provide public benefit, regard must be had to—

 

(a)    

how any—

 

(i)    

benefit gained, or likely to be gained, by members of the body or

 

any other persons (other than as members of the public), and

 

(ii)    

disbenefit incurred, or likely to be incurred, by the public in

 

consequence of the body exercising its functions,

 

    

compares with the benefit gained, or likely to be gained, by the public in

 

that consequence, and

 

(b)    

where benefit is, or is likely to be, provided to a section of the public only,

 

whether any condidtion on obtaining that benefit (including any charge

 

or fee) is unduly restrictive.

 

(2A)    

It is presumed that a charity established to benefit the natural environment, or the

 

living species within it, exists for the public benefit.’.


 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Withdrawn  4

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  22,  after ‘not’, insert ‘, save in the case of paragraphs (a) and

 

(c) of section 2(2),’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  54

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  22,  after ‘not’, insert ‘, save in the case of section 2(2)(b),’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 4 and 5 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not selected  5

 

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  7,  at end insert ‘but shall be answerable to a select committee

 

of the House of Commons.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  72

 

Schedule  1,  page  81,  line  9,  leave out ‘four’ and insert ‘six’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

Not selected  6

 

Schedule  1,  page  81,  line  11,  at end insert ‘subject to the approval of a select

 

committee of the House of Commons.’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Not called  73

 

Schedule  1,  page  81,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

at least four members have particular experience of the charitable activity

 

such as the Secretary of State may by regulations define.’.


 
 

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Charities Bill[ [], continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Agreed to  57

 

Schedule  1,  page  82,  leave out lines 38 to 43 and insert—

 

  ‘(2)  

The terms and conditions of service of persons appointed under

 

sub-paragraph (1) are to be such as the Commission may determine

 

with the approval of the Minister for the Civil Service.’.

 

As an Amendment to Edward Miliband’s proposed Amendment (No. 57):—

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not selected  (a)

 

Line  3,  after first ‘the’ insert ‘general’.

 

Martin Horwood

 

Withdrawn  65

 

Schedule  1,  page  84,  line  36,  at end insert ‘and shall publish it on the

 

Commission’s website.’.

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Peter Bottomley

 

James Duddridge

 

Not called  7

 

Schedule  1,  page  85,  line  13,  at end insert ‘; and

 

(c)    

attendance by as many representatives of charities as reasonably

 

practicable.’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.


 
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