§ John BarrettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many responses he has received to the consultation he announced in the 2004 Budget on ending the entitlement of charities to claim gift aid on day memberships; and what percentage this represents of the number of organisations written to about this consultation. [177417]
§ John HealeyThe Inland Revenue has written to 118 organisations—of which 84 are charities and 34 are representative bodies. A copy a this letter has been placed on the Inland Revenue website. At 8 June the Inland Revenue had received 14 written responses, representing almost 12 per cent. of those written to. Charities and representative bodies have until 11 June to respond.
Officials and I have also held a series of constructive meetings with sector representatives and we will report this outcome of the consultation in due course.