HC Deb 10 April 2003 vol 403 cc378-9W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has collated on how many charities have converted to company limited by guarantee status(a) in order to avoid trustee indemnity insurance and (b) for other purposes in (i) each of the last three years and (ii) 2003 to date. [107136]

Beverley Hughes

This is a matter for the Charity Commission as the Government Department responsible for the regulation of charities in England and Wales. The Commission's Director of Policy will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Library.