Bishop of Sheffield asks about regional transport and healthcare infrastructure

The Bishop of Sheffield received the following written answers on 13th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Sheffield asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the safety, security, and resilience of national and regional transport infrastructure, with particular reference to South Yorkshire.

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Bishop of Sheffield asks about further education partnerships and ECHR education in schools

The Bishop of Sheffield received the following written answers on 13th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Sheffield asked  His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the origins and contents of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights are taught in primary and secondary schools in England.

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Bishop of Newcastle asks about secondary education

The Bishop of Newcastle received the following written answer on 13th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing A Level attainment gap between the North East and London and what steps they are taking to reduce this gap.

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Bishop of Leicester asks about response to report on children in care

The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 13th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government what action they will take in response to the report by the National Audit Office Managing children’s residential care, published on 12 September.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about family hubs

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 13th October 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to expand the Best Start family hub programmes to offer healthcare and education support services at the weekend.

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Church Commissioners Written Questions: Churches – Listed Buildings

On 23rd September 2025, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Marsha De Cordova MP, gave the following written answer to a question from an MP:

Churches: Listed Buildings

Jim Shannon MP (DUP, Strangford): To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches are listed places of worship.

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Bishop of Newcastle asks about recent report on access to services in rural areas

The Bishop of Newcastle received the following written answers on 19th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Newcastle asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Rural England’s State of Rural Services 2025 report and what steps they are taking to improve access to services in rural areas.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about impact of debt and mental ill-health on social mobility

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 19th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report Drowning in debt, published by Christians Against Poverty in July, and in particular its findings on the impact of debt cases and associated mental ill-health on social mobility.

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Bishop of Chelmsford asks about potential debate on implications of whole-genome sequencing of infants

The Bishop of Chelmsford asked a question on the opportunity for the House to debate the implications of whole genome-sequencing on 18th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford: When will the House have the opportunity to debate this policy for whole-genome sequencing with all its details, given that it has such weighty and far-reaching implications for healthcare, prevention and a number of ethical issues, as we have already heard?

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Bishop of Gloucester asks about visa applications from Palestinians and Jordanians to the UK

The Bishop of Gloucester received the following written answer on 18th September 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester asked His Majesty’s Government:

  • how many visa applications they (1) received from, and (2) approved for, Palestinians from the Israeli Occupied Palestinian Territories in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c) 2025; and what percentage of these were from and for Palestinian Christians.
  • how many visa applications they (1) received from, and (2) approved for, Jordanian nationals in (a) 2023, (b) 2024, and (c) 2025; and what percentage of these were from and for Jordanian Christians.
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