HL Deb 18 June 1999 vol 602 c59WA
Lord Mason of Barnsley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Pursuant to the annual report of the Charity Commission for England and Wales 1998, who were the trustees found guilty of misconduct in the case of the Yorkshire Miner's Welfare Trust Fund Scheme, and what was the trustees' status. [HL2861]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The trustees removed from the Yorkshire Miner's Welfare Trust Fund Scheme and the Yorkshire Miner's Welfare Convalescent Home were Mr. Arthur Scargill and Mr. Frank Cave.

At the time of his removal, Mr. Scargill was suspended but had, until his suspension, been the chairman of both charities' trustee bodies. Mr. Scargill and Mr. Cave are, respectively, the President and Vice President of the National Union of Mineworkers.