PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRETHREN CHURCHES AND THE CHARITIES COMMISSION (11 July 2012)

Motion Details

That this House notes the decision of the Charity Commission to revoke the charitable status of a trust that is part of the Brethren Christian Church, which does a lot of good work for charity and community groups; believes that this is an extremely important test case because it has widespread implications for all Christian charitable trusts; and therefore calls on the Government and all parliamentarians to express their belief to the Charities Commission that Christian groups who are serving the community have the right to charitable status and should not be subject to politically correct bias.

Sponsored by:
Robert Halfon (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
30
38%
 
 
Labour
25
32%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
9%
 
 
Independent
6
8%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
6
8%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
 
Alliance
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (79 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Peter Aldous
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Con
Lord Bellingham
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Lab
Lord Blunkett
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Ind
Andrew Bridgen
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Con
Fiona Bruce
Con
Mr Aidan Burley
Ind
Mr Douglas Carswell
Lab
Martin Caton
Con
Rehman Chishti
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Con
Dame Tracey Crouch
Lab
Alex Cunningham
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Jim Dobbin
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Paul Goggins
Con
Robert Halfon (Sponsor)
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Con
Gordon Henderson
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
SNP
Stewart Hosie
LD
Chris Huhne
Con
Mr Marcus Jones
Ind
Eric Joyce
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Steve McCabe
Con
Karl McCartney
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Con
Caroline Nokes
Romsey and Southampton North
DUP
Ian Paisley
Con
Neil Parish
Con
Andrew Percy
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
John Robertson
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Lindsay Roy
LD
Sir Bob Russell
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
DUP
David Simpson
LD
Sir Robert Smith
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
Con
David Tredinnick
Con
Martin Vickers
Brigg and Immingham
Con
Mr Robin Walker
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Mike Weatherley
SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Lab
David Wright

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