The hon. Gentleman is a magnificent anorak—he is even more pedantic than I am in such matters. He has made a thought-provoking point, and I put it to him that, although the interactivity of itself might not be experimental, a child’s decision and choice to participate in it probably is.

The hon. Gentleman is a magnificent anorak—he is even more pedantic than I am in such matters. He has made a thought-provoking point, and I put it to him that, although the interactivity of itself might not be experimental, a child’s decision and choice to participate in it probably is.

The hon. Lady is making an important point about the variety of places where we might want to encourage such activity. However, I do not understand why the amendment is necessary; none of the examples advanced so far, including the one that she has just given, cannot be met by...

The hon. Lady is making an important point about the variety of places where we might want to encourage such activity. However, I do not understand why the amendment is necessary; none of the examples advanced so far, including the one that she has just given, cannot be met by...

I beg to move amendment No. 20, in page 126, line 25, leave out paragraph 2.

I beg to move amendment No. 20, in page 126, line 25, leave out paragraph 2.

As a mere equity investor and equity analyst, I have followed the discussion with some difficulty, but it seems to me that private equity funds and venture capital funds are always typically structured by way of limited partnerships. The partners are effectively unrelated and the lending arrangements are traditionally third...

As a mere equity investor and equity analyst, I have followed the discussion with some difficulty, but it seems to me that private equity funds and venture capital funds are always typically structured by way of limited partnerships. The partners are effectively unrelated and the lending arrangements are traditionally third...

Unless I have missed something, the thrust of the Opposition’s criticism of the Government’s financial strategy in the past 12 to 18 months has been that the savings ratio has been declining. Now that it is starting to climb again, the Opposition are criticising that as well. Where is the...

Unless I have missed something, the thrust of the Opposition’s criticism of the Government’s financial strategy in the past 12 to 18 months has been that the savings ratio has been declining. Now that it is starting to climb again, the Opposition are criticising that as well. Where is the...

I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 35, line 37, at end insert—

I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 35, line 37, at end insert—

My interest is in trying to draw up a provision that will encourage people to bring in youngsters, which frequently means a group of youngsters, wherever possible. If there were something in the provision that did that, I should be entirely satisfied that the clause contained all that I wanted...

My interest is in trying to draw up a provision that will encourage people to bring in youngsters, which frequently means a group of youngsters, wherever possible. If there were something in the provision that did that, I should be entirely satisfied that the clause contained all that I wanted...

Surely the point is that the provisions are about financial dependents, and that cannot be extended to any 20 people one may choose to gather and call members of one’s family, unless one is able to prove that they are financial dependents. That would drive a coach and horses through...

Surely the point is that the provisions are about financial dependents, and that cannot be extended to any 20 people one may choose to gather and call members of one’s family, unless one is able to prove that they are financial dependents. That would drive a coach and horses through...

Most of the top-rate taxpayers I have met would be unlikely to spend the energy to find sufficient friends and neighbours to visit on that single occasion. I agree with the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) that the issue is more likely to be a couple of parents bringing...

Most of the top-rate taxpayers I have met would be unlikely to spend the energy to find sufficient friends and neighbours to visit on that single occasion. I agree with the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Stephen Hammond) that the issue is more likely to be a couple of parents bringing...

Is the hon. Lady saying that she supports amendment No. 1 about"““an accompanying group of no more than twenty individuals””?" If so, can she explain why that will not mean that top-rate taxpayers collect together basic-rate or non-taxpayers to exploit another loophole?

Is the hon. Lady saying that she supports amendment No. 1 about"““an accompanying group of no more than twenty individuals””?" If so, can she explain why that will not mean that top-rate taxpayers collect together basic-rate or non-taxpayers to exploit another loophole?

I support amendments Nos. 36 and 1. In common with many other Members, I declare an interest as a member of the National Trust—I am a life member—and I am expecting to become a trustee of the Ludlow Town Walls trust. I am also a member of the Hereford Cathedral...

I support amendments Nos. 36 and 1. In common with many other Members, I declare an interest as a member of the National Trust—I am a life member—and I am expecting to become a trustee of the Ludlow Town Walls trust. I am also a member of the Hereford Cathedral...

I have only one short point to make, but first I declare an interest as a member of the National Trust and a proud member of Beamish, which is a marvellous museum in County Durham. As has already been said, small museums, as well as private and specialist museums, which...

I have only one short point to make, but first I declare an interest as a member of the National Trust and a proud member of Beamish, which is a marvellous museum in County Durham. As has already been said, small museums, as well as private and specialist museums, which...

The hon. Gentleman gives me the opportunity to say that the direction shown by the amendment is one for which there is an increasing interest and following. I can see no harm in adding those words. There is nothing in their scope of which the hon. Gentleman would not approve...

The hon. Gentleman gives me the opportunity to say that the direction shown by the amendment is one for which there is an increasing interest and following. I can see no harm in adding those words. There is nothing in their scope of which the hon. Gentleman would not approve...

To answer on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon, I think that the word ““accompany”” is useful in assisting the hon. Lady with her point. A group leader pays on behalf of all its members precisely to avoid the need for up to 20 other people to...

To answer on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Wimbledon, I think that the word ““accompany”” is useful in assisting the hon. Lady with her point. A group leader pays on behalf of all its members precisely to avoid the need for up to 20 other people to...

We have heard much about queues in the debate, but how would this amendment stop people—some would be top rate taxpayers; others would not—going along a queue and saying that they were all part of a group?

We have heard much about queues in the debate, but how would this amendment stop people—some would be top rate taxpayers; others would not—going along a queue and saying that they were all part of a group?

The hon. Lady may find that extraordinary, but I find her proposition extraordinary. For example, I am a member of the friends of the Grand theatre in Wolverhampton—although that is not a charity in exactly the same sense—and like lots of other people I get additional benefits, besides admission, from...

The hon. Lady may find that extraordinary, but I find her proposition extraordinary. For example, I am a member of the friends of the Grand theatre in Wolverhampton—although that is not a charity in exactly the same sense—and like lots of other people I get additional benefits, besides admission, from...

We shall have to agree to disagree, because I think that there will be a significant impact on the income of organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage—an impact that will be a loss to the nation.

We shall have to agree to disagree, because I think that there will be a significant impact on the income of organisations such as the National Trust and English Heritage—an impact that will be a loss to the nation.

I wonder whether the hon. Lady’s argument is accurate. The national museum of Welsh life just outside Cardiff is a fine institution, and it is free now, because the policy of the Welsh Assembly and of this Government has been to try to make all national galleries and museums free....

I wonder whether the hon. Lady’s argument is accurate. The national museum of Welsh life just outside Cardiff is a fine institution, and it is free now, because the policy of the Welsh Assembly and of this Government has been to try to make all national galleries and museums free....

I think that we have gone round this subject long enough. It is entirely appropriate to ask an attraction to offer something more than simple admission to justify gift aid, but it seems unacceptable to set the hurdle much higher than that. The opportunity to differentiate between an annual membership...

I think that we have gone round this subject long enough. It is entirely appropriate to ask an attraction to offer something more than simple admission to justify gift aid, but it seems unacceptable to set the hurdle much higher than that. The opportunity to differentiate between an annual membership...

Given the hon. Lady’s desire that the period of the right of admission should be reduced to three months, which is consistent with the argument of my hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh (Mr. Francois), or even to one month, does she think that that three-month or one-month period should...

Given the hon. Lady’s desire that the period of the right of admission should be reduced to three months, which is consistent with the argument of my hon. Friend the Member for Rayleigh (Mr. Francois), or even to one month, does she think that that three-month or one-month period should...