Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what plans he has to seek further information on how the Foundation for Business Responsibilities applied its funds; [24705]
(2) what investigations the Charity Commissioners have made into the Foundation for Business Responsibilities; what assessment he has made; if he will seek further investigations; and if he will make a statement. [24704]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe Charity Commissioners have recently concluded their second enquiry into the affairs of the Foundation for Business Responsibilities during which they interviewed a number of further witnesses and sought and obtained further documents. The two inquiries have established that some money was paid improperly to Marketforce Communications and that there were some shortcomings in the controls within the charity. The individual responsible for the payments has left the charity and has repaid the money. The administrative and financial systems of the charity will be closely monitored over the next two years. Responsibility for decisions in relation to individual cases are the responsibility of the Charity Commissioners.
Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Metropolitan police received a report of the thefts of documents from the offices of the Foundation for Business Responsibilities;370W what investigations were undertaken into these thefts; and what the conclusions and results were. [24703]
§ Mr. MacleanThe information is not readily available and I will write to the hon. Member.