Proceeding contribution from John Butterfill (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 October 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords].

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords]

I must declare an interest as a trustee of a number of charities. In particular, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, of which I am a long-standing trustee, has expressed concern about using the Big Lottery Fund to identify worthy causes, first, because it is an expensive mechanism and, secondly, because its record in choosing good causes is perhaps not as strong as it might be, given that, on occasion, it has been used for purposes that might otherwise have been funded by the Government. Will the Minister reconsider using the Big Lottery Fund?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 480 c42
Session: 2007-08
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Charities Assets Bank services Banks Building societies Finance Liability Investment Insolvency Young people Wills Big Lottery Fund Balance Charitable Foundation for Unclaimed Assets National Savings and Investments
Legislation: Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill (HL) 2007-08
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords]

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