Clause 2 - Statements of Inherent Risk
Promotion of Volunteering Bill
11:00 am
Ms Fiona Mactaggart (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Race Equality, Community Policy and Civil Renewal), Home Office; Slough, Labour)
It is not fair to describe Volunteering England as a Government quango. It has conferences and is accountable to other volunteer-involving organisations. It plays a quango-type role at times, but it is an independent organisation quite capable of poking the Government firmly in the eye on behalf of volunteers. It has done that to me, as Minister with responsibility for volunteers, a couple of times.