HL Deb 20 December 2004 vol 667 c1648

9.16 p.m.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

My Lords, I beg to introduce a Bill to provide for the establishment and functions of the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Charity Appeal Tribunal; to make other amendments of the law about charities, including provisions about charitable incorporated organisations; to make further provision about public charitable collections and other fundraising carried on in connection with charities and other institutions; to make other provision about the funding of such institutions; and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.

Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Baroness Scotland of Asthal.)

On Question, Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.

House adjourned at seventeen minutes past nine o'clock.