Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel regarding the threat made by the Israeli Minister of Finance to take control of Solomon’s Pools in Area A of the West Bank.
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The Bishop of Sheffield received the following written answers on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to implement the recommendation of the recent report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration to introduce a Senior Civil Servant quality lead to spearhead the re-establishment of the quality agenda in the training and mentorship of asylum caseworkers.
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The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to end overpayments of Carer’s Allowance through the use of Verify Earnings and Pensions alerts.
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The Bishop of Peterborough received the following written answer on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Peterborough asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of youth club closures on levels of anti-social behaviour and youth offending in England.
Baroness Twycross (Lab, DCMS): DCMS published research in 2024 that found decreased investment in youth provision correlates with rises in shoplifting, bike theft, and reoffending among young offenders aged 15-17.
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The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answer on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of Norwich received the following written answers on 1st September 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Norwich asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the water usage requirements of large-scale data centres, particularly in times of drought.
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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 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 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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