Parliamentary Lobbying

I note what my hon. Friend has said about lobbying by charities. Although many charities do a remarkable job, does he not agree that charities would be better off focusing on their charitable works? In 2009, Oxfam reportedly got 25% of its funding from the state, but then spent £25 million on what was described as ““helping people to lobby Government””. Surely, most of Oxfam's excellent work should be primarily focused on the front line.