§ Lord Allen of Abbeydaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the efficiency scrutiny of government funding of the voluntary sector referred to in the White Paper Charities: A Framework for the Future (Cm 694) has been completed; and, if so, when it will be published.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)The scrutiny has been completed. My right honourable friend the Home Secretary hopes to publish it shortly.