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Third Sector Review

No, that is not my view. The key point is that any activity that an organisation undertakes must be in pursuit of its charitable purposes, as set out in the Charities Act 2006. I want to give other Members time to speak, but this debate will run and run. I think that the whole House will note the attitude of Conservative Front Benchers. There is an opportunity for the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Maude) to distance himself from the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells, and I hope that he will, because charities throughout the country will be listening and asking, ““Has the Conservative party, which has talked about the great role in society of charities and voluntary sector, really changed or is it just superficial?”” On the basis of what the hon. Gentleman has said they will conclude that it is pretty superficial.