§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what are the proposed acitivities the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts will undertake which will prevent it acquiring charitable status. [25891]
§ Mr. Chris SmithCharitable status is unlikely to be compatible with NESTA's objective to support the commercial development of new ideas. It would be for the Charity Commission, in the first instance, to consider whether NESTA is a charity.