Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 17th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government what is the definition of an accommodation centre applied by the Home Office; and what are the reasons Napier Barracks is not classified as such.
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The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 16th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in response to the 4 November statement by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on the government of Cuba’s targeting of religious leaders following protests in July.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about human rights and religious freedom in Cuba”The Bishop of Durham received the following written answers on 16th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on integration of housing people seeking asylum in Napier Barracks.
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con, Home Office): The ongoing use of Napier Barracks is necessary to meet the demand to accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The support and integration of asylum seekers accommodated in Napier is the same as those accommodated in other types of accommodation.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about impact of decision to use Napier Barracks as a facility for housing people seeking asylum”The Bishop of Coventry received the following written answers on 16th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Coventry asked Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the OSCE Minsk Group regarding the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops from the (1) Syunik, and (2) Gegharkunik, provinces.
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con, FCDO): The UK Government is closely monitoring the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Through the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and bilateral engagement in Baku and Yerevan, UK officials continue to urge the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities to settle all outstanding matters including the peaceful negotiation of their borders. Although not a member of the OSCE Minsk Group, the UK continues to support its work to facilitate discussions on issues such as border tensions.
Continue reading “Bishop of Coventry asks about conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan”The Bishop of Coventry raised a question of forgiveness and responsibility in the government response to the continued imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran on 15th November 2021, during a debate on what action the government was taking to facilitate her release and return to the UK:
The Lord Bishop of Coventry: My Lords, what does the Minister think Governments on both sides might have to learn from a simple prayer that was once prayed on this day in Coventry, after the destruction of the city? It is a simple prayer but a brave one; it simply says: “Father, forgive.” It does not try to forgive the other side, or even to absolve the other side from responsibility, but it does say that, somewhere along the line, both sides, in whatever proportion, need to accept that a very deep hole has been dug and suffering people have fallen into it. In this case, there is a suffering woman at the bottom of the hole, and her husband and child. Can we not do more to accept that there is something we have a responsibility for?
Continue reading “Bishop of Coventry urges government to consider responsibility in the captivity of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe”On 15th November 2021, Bishop of Coventry asked a question on UK government efforts to help ensure the integrity of Armenia’s borders following incursions by Azerbaijani troops:
The Lord Bishop of Coventry: My Lords, in June, I visited the border inclusion area of Syunik province, at an earlier stage than the noble Baroness, Lady Cox. In Khoznavar, the incursion had cut off the nearby village from its main water source, and access to grazing land had been denied, threatening the survival of this poverty-stricken village. Following my letters of 7 July to the Foreign Secretary and of 5 November to the Minister for Europe and Americas, what further steps are Her Majesty’s Government taking to challenge those illegal incursions, to ensure the integrity of Armenia’s borders and to press for the withdrawal of Azerbaijani troops according to the terms of the November 2020 ceasefire?
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The Bishop of Leeds received the following written answers on 15th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Leeds asked Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan regarding an independent, impartial and prompt investigation of allegations of (1) forced conversion, and (2) forced marriage, of girls belonging to minority communities.
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The Bishop of Coventry received the following written answers on 15th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Coventry asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prepare for the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in January 2022; what steps they are taking to ensure a successful outcome; and what discussions they are having with other nuclear weapon states on the prevention of nuclear conflict.
Continue reading “Bishop of Coventry asks about efforts towards disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons”The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 8th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked Her Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of London tabled a question on the availability of places for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Communities to stop on 4th November 2021:
The Lord Bishop of London: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the availability of places for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers to legally and safely stop; and what plans they have to address any identified shortage of places.
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