Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of London received the following written answer on 22nd March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of London asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that leaseholders are not required to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from residential blocks before the Building Safety Bill 2019–2021 becomes law.
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The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the governments of Hong Kong and China not to continue to recognise British National (Overseas) passports as valid travel documents.
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On 19th March 2021, Andrew Selous MP, on behalf of the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from an MP:
Church of England: Farms
Jim Shannon MP (DUP, Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what forums are available for the church to engage with its farm tenants on ideas for farm business development and environmental management of holdings.
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The Bishop of St Albans asked about the potential for a partial boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics on 18th March 2021, during a discussion on China’s treatment of Uighurs and incursions into Taiwanese airspace:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans [V]: What consideration have Her Majesty’s Government given to the suggestion of a diplomatic and economic, rather than full-scale, boycott of the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics, in response to China’s ongoing repression of the Uighur Muslim minority?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about potential for partial boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 18th March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the difference in funding per head for police services in (1) urban, and (2) rural, areas; and what steps they are taking to reduce any such difference.
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The Bishop of Salisbury received the following written answers on 18th March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Salisbury asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the progress of the peace process in South Sudan, and (2) the contribution made by the South Sudan Council of Churches’ Action Plan for Peace to that process.
Continue reading “Bishop of Salisbury asks about situation in South Sudan”On 17th March 2021, the House of Lords debated the Fire Safety Bill. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill tabled by the Bishop of St Albans:
On 17th March 2021, the Second Church Estates Commissioner, Andrew Selous MP, gave the following written answer to a question from an MP:
Church of England: Farms
Jim Shannon MP (DUP, Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to lengthen the terms of farm business tenancies on its agricultural estate to encourage (a) farm business resilience and (b) improved environmental management.
Continue reading “Church Commissioners Written Questions: Farms”The Bishop of Salisbury received the following written answer on 17th March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Salisbury asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the reduction in overseas aid, in particular the funding provided through the Conflict Security and Stability Fund, on (1) the peace process in South Sudan, and (2) the contribution made by the South Sudan Council of Churches’ Action Plan for Peace to that process.
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