Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Bellingham Excerpts
Wednesday 11th February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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The Central Office of Information had nothing to do with any of this. That is a completely different, and now defunct, organisation. I am ensuring that officials in my Department are going through all the files thoroughly to make sure that they are organised, that they know what is in them, and that any files that are at all relevant are submitted immediately to all of the inquiries that are under way. There is no excuse whatsoever for these files not being surfaced.

Lord Bellingham Portrait Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con)
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T5. Will the Minister join me in praising the vibrant charity and social enterprise sector in west Norfolk for all its superb work, especially the two charities chosen by this year’s mayor, Barry Ayres, namely the Prince’s Trust of King’s Lynn and the west Norfolk Kandoo club?

Rob Wilson Portrait The Minister for Civil Society (Mr Rob Wilson)
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Social enterprises and charities make an invaluable contribution to our economy and society, and I am delighted to join my hon. Friend in thanking those charities in Norfolk and others across the country for their work. We are investing about £470 million over the spending review period directly to support charities and voluntary groups.