This, however benevolent, would hardly be called charitable'. It may, however, be hyperbole to classify such a purpose as benevolent. And his example of a trust to provide a band of music on a village green is probably charitable rather than benevolent. The Shorter Oxford Dictionary defines the word in relation to persons as connoting of a kindly disposition, charitable, generous, and its Latin origins indicate a notion of well wishing An appeal to send a particular child abroad for a medical operation has been instanced as directed to a benevolent rather than a charitable end. I am sure that right hon.
Members are now much more aware of the definitions.
I dare not penetrate into the definitions of philanthropy as they would confuse us even more at this stage. Section 38 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 requires adaptation. Section 44 of the Act describes charitable expenditure as expenditure by charities or similar bodies, as compared, for instance, with investment of moneys by charities in order to produce an income stream for future expenditure. Perhaps there was no need to repeat the whole section, but the key aspect is that the additional words extend grants to endowment, which means a gift that can be used for expenditure or for retention as capital.