Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 March 2001. It was answered by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2001 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what consultations he had with the (a) Department of Culture, Media and Sport, (b) Home Office and (c) Charity Commission before intervening in the Coram scheme.

Answer: Mr. Peter Bottomley: To ask the Solicitor-General what consultations he had with the (a) Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (b) Home Office and (c) Charity Commission before intervening in the Coram scheme. [153668] The Solicitor-General: The information is as follows: (a) The Treasury Solicitor's Department wrote, on my behalf, to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 23 August 2000. A reply was received on 1 November 2000. Since that time DCMS has been kept informed as to developments. (b) There have been no contacts with the Home Office, which has no responsibility for this matter. (c) The Treasury Solicitor's Department first contacted the Charity Commission on 5 July 2000. The Commission has since been kept fully informed as to developments.

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