Trade Unions: Finance

Mr. Maude
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what guidance (a) his Department and (b) the Certification Officer have produced on whether the fixed costs of (a) photocopiers and (b) other equipment may be fully charged to the general fund of a trade union in circumstances where that equipment is used for political purposes.

Mr. McFadden
Neither the Department nor the Certification Officer has produced guidance on this issue.