§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many charities have had their registration withdrawn in each of the last 10 years;
219W(2) how many new charities applied for registration with the Charity Commissioners in each of the last 10 years; and how many were successful in their application in each year;
(3) what was the total number of charities registered with the Charity Commission at the end of each of the last 10 years; and how many charities had their accounts examined by the commissioners in each year in that period;
(4) how many individual complaints about particular charities were received by the Charity Commissioners in each of the last 10 years.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe Home Office does not keep this information, as my right hon. Friend has no responsibility for the day-to-day work of the commission. I suggest that my hon. Friend should approach the commissioners direct.