§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consultations she held with non-Governmental interests before coming to a decision that the Northern Region Office of the Charity Commissioners at Liverpool should serve the whole of Wales; whether she considered the difficulty of people having to travel from South and Mid-Wales to Liverpool; and whether she will consider transferring the work relating to the Southern Counties of Wales to the London Office.
§ Mr. CarlisleI have been asked to reply.
None. The organisation of the work of the Charity Commission is primarily a matter for the Charity Commissioners, who will, I am sure, take note of the hon. and learned Member's Question. I am informed that their decision to include the whole of Wales in the areas 141W served by their Northern Regional Office took into account the need to provide an appropriate volume of work for that office; and that although they appreciate ciate the difficulty of travelling from some parts of Wales to Liverpool the need for personal visits does not often arise.