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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:21 pm on 12 July 2012.

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Photo of Robert Halfon Robert Halfon Conservative, Harlow 1:21, 12 July 2012

May we have an urgent debate on the anti-Christian behaviour and bias of the Charity Commission? A constituent has contacted me because the commission has revoked the charitable status of a trust that is part of the Brethren Christian Church, which does a lot of good work for charity. This is an extremely important test case because it has widespread implications for all Christian charitable trusts. Does the Leader of the House not agree that Christian groups that are serving the community have the right to charitable status and should not be subject to politically correct bias?