Small Charitable Donations Bill

I look forward to further interesting debates on the proposals—we had interesting debates both on...

Is it the hon. Lady’s understanding that Government amendment 31, which seems to allow some flexi...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that powerful point, and we will come back to it later when...

It is a privilege to speak in this debate. As hon. Members present at the time will know, we had ...

Let me begin by declaring an interest. Until relatively recently I was a trustee of two charities...

Charities are facing challenging circumstances, with falling financial support from the Governmen...

As other hon. Members have already said, many practical concerns and suggestions were aired and s...

Being a member of a Public Bill Committee, particularly a Back-Bench member, can be a soul-destro...

I will start by reflecting on the Bill’s constructive Committee stage, and I thank the Opposition...

The Minister suggests that under the new clause, HMRC would have to check with all sorts of other...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that point. He sat on the Public Bill Committee and will understan...

The charities in question would be registered with charity regulators on both sides of the border...

The Bill is intended to complement gift aid, because the Government received many representations...

Can my hon. Friend explain the logic of why amendment 31 will take away the Government’s power to...

I believe that they fit together, and I hope that the purpose of the Government amendments will b...

I will not take up much time. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] It is always great to be popular. The...

I beg to move amendment 4, page 1, line 17, leave out ‘maximum donations limit’ and insert ‘the s...

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Amendment 3, page 1, line 19, lea...

Again, I hope not to detain the House to any great extent. As the Minister will recall, we consis...

I wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Lady. In Committee, the Minister promised to make the situat...

We have had a constructive and lively debate so far. I welcome the comments of the hon. Member fo...

I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

Amendment 4, by leave, withdrawn.

Amend...

I beg to move amendment 34, page 14, line 4, leave out ‘in cash’.

This amendment allows for...

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Amendment 35, page 14, line 5, le...

The last time the House debated the Bill, I raised the challenge of new ways of donating to chari...

I support many of the points made by the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Dr Whiteford). I am tr...

Many of us who served on the Bill Committee or listened to the Second Reading debate and have hea...

I thank the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Cathy Jamieson) for her comments, and I also ...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I am sure that you will be as pleased as other Members to hear that I do no...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

It is a pleasure to move the Third...

As the Minister has indicated, this is an important Bill. I hope the Opposition have delivered on...

The process of the Bill from start to finish, including the pre-legislative stage—as my hon. Frie...

I have been following the Bill with great interest, as have my constituents. It is a pleasure to ...