Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of Peterborough received the following written answer on 17th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Peterborough: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing rates of probable mental health conditions among young people on academic attendance and attainment in England.
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The Bishop of Manchester received the following written answer on 17th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Manchester: To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they consider the Music and Dance Scheme to have successfully enabled social mobility through arts education; and whether they intend to provide a full £4 million increase to the funding of the scheme recommended to reflect the costs of delivering specialist education.
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The Bishop of Newcastle asked a question about Gaelic-language broadcasting on 16th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle: My Lords, from my time in New Zealand, I saw at first hand the benefit of intentional government investment in Māori-language broadcasting for younger audiences. What steps are His Majesty’s Government taking to ensure that Gaelic-language broadcasting remains accessible and relevant to younger audiences and is not merely retained as a residual service?
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On 16th July 2026, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following written answers to questions from MPs:
Archbishops’ Council
Danny Kruger MP (Reform UK, East Wiltshire): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what were the dates of any determinations made by the Church Commissioners in accordance with its duty under section 2(1) of the National Institutions Measure 1998 during the last ten years; what were the amounts of income determined on each occasion, what were the periods applicable to each determination, what were the amounts of income distributed to the Archbishops’ Council during each period in accordance with this duty and what steps were taken to ensure that these income distributions were and are being applied in accordance with the statutory restriction at section 2(3) of that Measure.
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The Bishop of Leicester asked a question on the need to address the psychological and social impacts of poverty on 15th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, I have spoken before in this House about the poverty-shame nexus: the deep relationship between financial hardship and the psychological and social experience of shame. Can the Minister tell us what the Government are doing to address not only material financial hardship through social security but the psychological and social aspects?
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The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answers on 15th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of Manchester asked a question on growth and employment in greater Manchester during a discussion on business hiring and its impact on the wider economy on 14th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Manchester: My Lords, the area of Greater Manchester, which is largely coterminous with my diocese, has been showing better growth and better employment figures than most other parts of the country. I wonder whether the Minister might reflect that what the wider country needs is a good dose of Manchesterism.
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The Bishop of Manchester asked a question on the role of climate change and extreme weather events in driving up insurance prices on 13th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Manchester: My Lords, yesterday the Church of England General Synod reaffirmed its commitment to net zero. Back when we were first looking into that, I remember sitting down with the chief executive of one of the world’s largest insurance companies and asking him why he was so interested in climate change. He said that extreme weather events are the biggest risk for insurance companies. Does the Minister agree with me that if we are going to make insurance affordable, we have to reduce extreme weather events? It is not about adapting; it is about getting down to net zero.
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The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answers on 13th July 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich: To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had, or intend to have, about the public health benefits associated with trees and green spaces as part of the development of the forthcoming England Trees Action Plan.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury asked a question on the effects of AI generation on public confidence in vaccines on 9th July 2026:
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: My Lords, we know that public confidence in vaccines is essential if there is to be good uptake and if they are to be effective. What are the Government planning to do to ensure that there is public confidence in AI-generated vaccines, and have they considered involving community and faith groups in this? Those are key to ensuring public confidence in this area.
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