Charities Bill [HL]

Perhaps I could make an intervention at this point to respond to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Swinfen. The Attorney-General will be able to act in the public interest, which will, on occasion, be on behalf of charities, small or large. That answers the first of the points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Swinfen. The noble Lord’s second point was that even small expenses may be beyond some small charities. I accept that. The Attorney-General will present cases at his own expense, so the consideration should not trouble us too much, but I accept the point that there may be difficulties for smaller charities. I hope that that answers his point.