Member

The flood of initial calculations and evidence from the sector and powerful appeals from noble Lords is stark: the Bill will have a destructive and long-term structural impact on the sector. I know that the Minister does not want to jeopardise the charity and voluntary sector, so I make a plea and urge him to relook at the devasting impact that these increases will have on our valuable, passionate and hard-working charity sector. If the Government fail to provide an exemption, or at least consider concessions to help continue to deliver the vital services that are so desperately needed, they will leave many vulnerable people in dreadful circumstances.