Clause 43
Charities Bill [Lords]
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland, Labour)
I wish to speak to amendmentNo. 137, which stands in my name. I shall be brief, as I am off the Whip at 6 o’clock. The purpose of this amendment, and my previous amendments, is to reduce the regulatory burden on charities. In this instance, that would be done by lowering rather than raising the limit. I propose to lower it to £5,000 in line with the proposal that I made earlier on the cy-près measures. All that I have to say to the Minister, as I shall not have time to hear his reply, is that I hope he will take what I say as an early representation.