NHS CHARITY MONEY

That this House is concerned by HM Treasury plans to change the accounting system for NHS charitable money in April; believes the change is unnecessary and of no benefit to the NHS; notes the claim by the Charity Commission that it will amount to the nationalisation of charity money; fears the unintended consequence will be to discourage donations from the public to hospitals which add up annually to £330 million; and supports the campaign by The People newspaper to exempt NHS charitable giving from the new regulations.