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Charities Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for his response and all Members of the Committee who have supported me in this amendment. From what the Minister said, I take it that he is prepared to give Amendment No. 1 further consideration and, on that basis, I am happy to withdraw it. Amendment No. 9 is very much a probing amendment. I recognise that it is perhaps asking for too much, but at the same time I do not believe that we have covered the point that is really at issue: whether the public benefit test is applicable in the round to service non-public funds or has to be applied to every single one. Although at this stage I shall be prepared not to move Amendment No. 9, the position will need to be very much clearer before I am happy. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.