Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nicholas Brown and Nick Hurd

Wednesday 12th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hurd]

I wholly understand the hon. Lady’s point. People are giving in new ways, harnessing the power of new technology. One of the challenges we face is how we can help to make giving easy and compelling in the modern age. She will be aware that we work very hard with our colleagues at the Treasury to try to modernise Gift Aid, such as by making it easier to claim Gift Aid on small donations, and she will be aware that there is an active consultation on how we modernise Gift Aid in the digital world, including how we can harness it to support text-giving.

[Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (Lab)]

4. What his policy is on the inclusion of people with different political points of view on public bodies.