The Island’s MP has said that he agrees with his predecessor on the influential Public Administration Select Committee (PASC), Charlie Elphicke MP after a news and events company focusing on the charity sector labelled him both ‘outspoken’ and ‘controversial’. The article published this week by Civil Society Media re-published several quotes from Mr Elphicke, the MP for Dover and Deal in an article about Andrew Turner replacing him on the Committee after he was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe – PPSs do not sit on Select Committees.
Mr Turner said:
“Much of what Charlie said is a ‘no-brainer’ – people don’t understand why some charity salaries exceed six figures; and many people agree that some spend far too much money on lobbying and boardroom bonuses when they should be concentrating on helping people in need. I absolutely agree with those views and I know many Islanders do as well. Charlie has also put forward some interesting ideas about charities that rely on statutory funding being listed as separate organisations to those that don’t – and why shouldn’t they be? They are very different beasts to the many small, local charities we have on the Island.
“It was kind of Civil Society Media to detail my background in the charity and voluntary sectors and I’m sorry if this disappoints them; but if they think the professional charity sector will get an easy ride from me when working with the PASC – they simply haven’t done their homework.”
Article published by Civil Society Media Ltd
http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/16427/pasc_reshuffle_charlie_elphicke_out_andrew_turner_in
