The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure the White Nile river remains open as a humanitarian supply corridor into Upper Nile in South Sudan.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about humanitarian aid to South Sudan”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to secure the release of Ahmed al-Doush; and what steps they are taking to request further information from the government of Saudi Arabia regarding his conviction and sentence.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about British nationals detained abroad”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to mitigate the risk of drought in England this summer, following reports from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology that reservoir levels are 10 per cent less full than they should be.
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The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish the chalk stream recovery pack.
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The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report published on 29 January by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK poverty 2025, which indicated that coastal areas in England have a disproportionate rate of child poverty.
Continue reading “Bishop of Lincoln asks about child poverty”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asks His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of lost work-days due to stress, depression, or anxiety in women.
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The Bishop of Bristol received the following written answer on 2nd June 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Bristol asked His Majesty’s Government how much income the NHS has received from immigration health surcharge payments in each of the last two financial years.
Continue reading “Bishop of Bristol asks about health services for migrants”On 22nd May 2025, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following answers to questions from MPs in the House of Commons:
Same-sex couples: Church Blessing Services
Steve Race MP (Lab, Exeter) asked: What steps the Church is taking to roll out stand-alone services to bless same-sex couples.
Marsha De Cordova MP (Lab, Battersea): A proposal to enable churches to opt in to the use of prayers of love and faith in stand-alone services is out for consultation and will come back to the House of Bishops in October.
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The Bishop of Newcastle asked a question on increasing opportunities for social mobility in the UK on 22nd May 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Sutton Trust’s Opportunity Index and what steps they are taking to increase opportunities for social mobility across the country.
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