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HANSARDOfcom: Appointment of ChairAgain, I cannot be drawn into speculation on who may or may not have applied, but the general thrust of my noble friend’s remarks makes an important point. Civil servants do a…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, the Government highly value the contribution of volunteers across the whole of society. We witnessed the huge difference they can make during the pandemic, as well as in…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityThe Government recognise the vital importance of volunteering and its wide-ranging benefits, not just to the organisations for whom people volunteer but for individuals…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy right honourable friend the Secretary of State is of course a former Health Minister, and the new Health Secretary is a former Culture Minister, so the insights that each have…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityThe noble Baroness is absolutely right to point to the fantastic work that volunteers did during the pandemic. The Government stood by them with support, including an…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityThe Minister with responsibility for civil society is my honourable friend Nigel Huddleston, not my right honourable friend Michael Gove, though, as I say, all Ministers across…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, with 170,000 registered charities in England alone, it would of course be impossible for any or all Ministers to speak to every charitable organisation that does such…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, it is not being ignored. Ministers in every department, big and small, work with a range of charitable and civil society organisations and greatly value the work that…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityI certainly agree with my noble friend and thank him for that. He is right to point out that the briefs of civil society and sport have been combined before to great effect, and…23 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments, and I echo the tributes that they paid to the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted, my…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityThe noble Baroness is right to point to the huge importance of philanthropy in supporting the groups, and to the fantastic work that they do across the country. In addition to the…23 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities and Civil Society: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, we greatly value the important role that charities and civil society groups play, and work across government to support them as they do so. This includes in the areas of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.23 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass and, in doing so, take the opportunity to thank noble Lords from all sides of your Lordships’ House for their interest and…23 Nov 2021HANSARDAge Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for bringing forward this Bill, as I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this morning’s debate. We have heard from…19 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, for tabling Amendment 7, the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for moving it, and those who raised this issue in the written and oral…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts for tabling this amendment and the other noble Lords who put their names to it. As the Committee knows, when we…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I will come to that point. In addition, new Section 280A repeals and replaces some sections that already carry a right of appeal in respect of Charity Commission decisions, namely…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 8 to 12 in my name. I informed the Committee of these amendments at a private meeting on 20 October and wrote to the Committee following that…18 Nov 2021