§ Lord Denningasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Charity Commissioners are right in their view expressed in a letter dated 2nd June 1992 that Section 29, subsection (1), of the Settled Land Act 1925 confers on charity trustees a power of sale of trust property without recourse to Section 23 of the Charities Act 1960 and without any order of the court or the Charity Commissioners.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)Whether the Charity Commissioners are correct in their interpretation of a point of law is for the courts to decide.