Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Monday, 29 June 2015, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bridges of Headley.

Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]

Lords committee stage second day.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 762 cc117-152GC
Session: 2015-16
Department: Cabinet Office
Legislative stage: Committee stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Related items: Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill (HL) 2015-16
Thursday, 28 May 2015
Bills
House of Lords; Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee first report.
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Bichard | 762 c117GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, welcome to the Grand Committee on the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 762 c117GC (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Lord Hope of Craighead
6: Clause 8, page 6, line 38, after “unwilling)” inse...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 762 cc117-8GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Amendment 6 is the sole amendment dealing with Clause 8 of the Bill, which is a compara...; Lord Watson of Invergowrie | 762 c118GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as one who was a member of the Joint Committee under the excellent chairmanship of the ...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc118-9GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I, too, will keep my remarks relatively brief, by reason of the conclusion that I have ...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 762 c119GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his remarks. It is worth adding that the wording of...; Baroness Barker | 762 c120GC (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Barker
8: Clause 9, page 8, leave out lines 26 and 27; Baroness Barker | 762 cc120-1GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Clause 9, which gives the power automatically to disqualify somebody from being a trust...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 762 c121GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I understand the noble Baroness’s concerns on this point and why she feels this may be ...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 762 cc121-2GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I shall add a few words based on the Joint Committee’s report. The noble Baroness, Lady...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc122-3GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a sobering day even to discuss something with the word “terrorism” in it. I note ...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc123-4GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, for her explanation of this amendment...; Baroness Barker | 762 c124GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that characteristically considered answer. It was helpful to h...; Lord Watson of Invergowrie | 762 cc125-6GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I argue that Clause 9 should not stand part of the Bill. I do so not because we do not ...; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 762 cc126-7GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support the probing questions of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowrie. At sever...; Lord Hope of Craighead | 762 cc127-8GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I draw attention to the last two sentences of paragraph 183 of the Joint Committee’s re...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 762 c128GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, having also been a member of the Joint Committee, I support the need for flexibility on...; Baroness Barker | 762 cc128-9GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is worth noting that this issue is not new. Anybody who can remember the 1970s knows...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc129-130GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this debate is clearly overshadowed by the horrific and terrible events in Tunisia, Fra...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 c131GC (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
12: After Clause 12, insert the following ne...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc131-4GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, Amendment 12 stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Watson. It effectively ...; Lord Campbell-Savours | 762 cc134-7GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend has put a powerful case before the Committee. I have to say to the Mini...; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 762 cc136-8GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Hayter in her amendment to reaffirm the independence of ...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc138-9GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions, which were clearly eloquent and heartf...; Lord Campbell-Savours | 762 c139GC (Link to this contribution)
On that matter, the Minister invited Members of this House and others to meet the Ministers invol...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 c139GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am happy to give the noble Lord an assurance that I will raise this matter with the n...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc139-141GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. The Minister should really tha...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 c141GC (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
13: After Clause 12, insert the following ne...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc141-3GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this amendment is also in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Watson of Invergowri...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 762 cc143-5GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I have listened carefully to the noble Baroness, and I understand the frustration and d...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 c144GC (Link to this contribution)
Will the noble Lord accept that when I moved the amendment, I said that I was talking about chari...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 762 cc144-6GC (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely right. The noble Baroness did say that, but her amendment says, “All fundraisi...; Baroness Barker | 762 cc146-7GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I agree to a certain extent with what the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, said. He has wrestl...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 762 cc147-9GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we are all understandably concerned about the reports of the fundraising activities use...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 c150GC (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, and the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. Before I...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 762 c150GC (Link to this contribution)
The danger about moving as the noble Baroness says is that when in two years from now there is a ...; Baroness Barker | 762 c151GC (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I would like to follow that up by saying that I think that the noble Baroness, Lady Hay...; Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 762 cc151-2GC (Link to this contribution)
It is clear that the distance between us is very small. My worry concerns the idea that we will n...; Viscount Younger of Leckie | 762 c152GC (Link to this contribution)
I believe that this may be a convenient moment for the Committee to adjourn until 3.45 pm on Wedn...
Subjects: Charities
Legislation: Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill (HL) 2015-16
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL]

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