The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 28th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked His Majesty’s Government what level of accountability local authorities have to His Majesty’s Government to ensure that they are meeting the expectation of partnering with the voluntary, community and faith sector in implementing family hubs.
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The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 28th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to tackle the issue of underage children working as delivery app riders.
Lord Offord of Garvel (Con, Department for Business & Trade): In the UK children’s employment is regulated through national and local legislation.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about underage children working in delivery services”On 27th November 2023, the House of Lords debated new regulations regarding Age Assessment as part of immigration control. Votes were held on two Motions to Regret regarding the regulations, in which a Bishop took part:
The Bishop of London spoke in a debate on a motion to approve the use of X-rays as age determining tools for individuals subject to immigration control on 27th November 2023, raising the issue of informed consent, and of potential lack of capacity to perform the required X-rays:
The Lord Bishop of London: My Lords, I promise that I will be brief. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for moving this regret amendment and thank all those who have spoken so far and so well. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Winston, for pointing out that this is not science; it is the use of scientific instruments. My two concerns relate to consent, as many have spoken about, and to the workforce.
Continue reading “Bishop of London speaks in debate on age-determination regulations in immigration enforcement”The Bishop of London asked a question on funding to backfill roles left open by uptake of apprenticeships by those working in the healthcare sector on 27th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of London: My Lords, I welcome both the Government’s efforts to make apprenticeships more accessible to ensure that people can be supported into key occupations and the expansion of this into the health service, especially with the recent NHS Long Term Workforce Plan. In healthcare professions, cover is required for apprentices’ roles when they are studying. Those apprentices are often on full-time salaries, so backfilled funding will have to be found to ensure that those workplaces can cope. As this cannot be covered by the apprenticeship levy, what support are the Government offering to ensure that those apprenticeship routes can be successful?
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On 27th November 2023, Andrew Selous MP, representing the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:
Dr Matthew Offord MP (Con, Hendon): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem is taking to help people impacted by the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
Continue reading “Church Commissioners Written Questions: Gaza & Israel”The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 27th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to allocate additional funding in the period 2025–30 to secondary and post-16 education providers to address the lag before the new National Funding Formula takes effect.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about education funding”The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 27th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked is Majesty’s Government how many complaints the Health and Care Professionals Council has received since 2020 regarding professionals under their regulation providing evidence of parental alienation in court cases.
Lord Markham (Con, DHSC): The Department does not hold the information requested. As the independent regulator of 15 health and care professions, the Health and Care Professions Council is responsible for receiving and handling complaints about practitioners on its register.
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 27th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to request a meeting of the UN Security Council to address the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about the situation of the Rohingya people in Myanmar and Bangladesh”Th Bishop of Derby received the following written answer on 27th November 2023:
The Lord Bishop of Derby asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of careers advice in increasing the number of apprenticeships taken on.
Baroness Barran (Con, Department for Education): There is encouraging evidence that careers advice is increasing young people’s awareness of apprenticeships and other technical options. In the 2022/23 academic year, 92% of schools reported that most students had information about the full range of apprenticeships. 86% of schools reported that most students had meaningful encounters with further education colleges. In a 2021/22 survey of 35,000 young people, responses show that awareness of apprenticeships doubles from 39% in year 7 to 81% by year 11.
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