Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Lord Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 12th April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 7 November 2024 (HL1998), when they intend to publish feedback to the licensing of non-surgical cosmetic procedures consultation, which ran from 2 September to 28 October 2023.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about cosmetic procedure licencing and problem gambling services”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 12th April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, following the publication in Environmental Research Letters on 31 March of Reconsidering the macroeconomic damage of severe warming, what assessment they have made of the finding that global warming will have a significant negative impact on the size of the global economy.
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The Bishop of Leeds received the following written answer on 12th April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leeds asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of reported attacks on religious communities and places of worship in Ukraine by Russian forces on freedom of religion or belief in that country.
Continue reading “Bishop of Leeds asks about attacks on religious communities and places of worship in Ukraine by Russian forces”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Archbishop of York received the following written answer on 12th April 2025:
The Lord Archbishop of York asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan advocating for the continued operation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the country.
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The Bishop of Southwark asked a question on the need to protect the vulnerable in the event of economic downturn on 3rd April 2025, following a government statement on UK-US trade and tariffs:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark: My Lords, I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his cautionary words in the other place, repeated here, about eschewing simplistic solutions and “loud voices”, following the imposition of these arbitrary and unwarranted tariffs, and to the shadow Secretary of State for advocating cool heads. That is vital.
Does the Minister agree that, if the impact of this very regrettable development is to depress economic activity—which is all too likely, sadly—there needs to be a priority assigned to protect the most vulnerable in this country from its effects? Will she further comment on any co-ordinated action with other countries to mitigate the effects on those territories, particularly in the Commonwealth, whose economic resilience is far less than our own?
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The Bishop of Southwark asked a question on points raised in the Lammy Review on racial disparities in the criminal justice system on 3rd April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark: My Lords, the independent Lammy Review of 2017, concerning the treatment of and outcomes for BAME individuals within the criminal justice system in England and Wales, identified disproportionate outcomes in a number of areas. I ask the Minister about two points raised in the final report relevant to the issue and whether there has been any progress. One was a lack of sophisticated data around ethnicity in the criminal justice system, and the second was that white suspects appearing in court were markedly more likely to plead guilty to an offence and thereby benefit from up to a one-third reduction in the sentence than was the case with BAME suspects.
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The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on the work of the BBC World Service to advocate for a positive and accurate historical narrative on the global stage on 3rd April 2025, during a discussion on recent political conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, we are living in a very vulnerable time when false narratives are being spread and some are not being challenged.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about role of the BBC World Service in promoting accurate narratives on the world stage”On 3rd April 2025, in the House of Commons, Marsha De Cordova MP, on behalf of the Church Commissioners, gave the following answers to questions from MPs:
Project Spire
Katie Lam MP (Con, Weald of Kent) asked: What recent discussions the Church Commissioners have had with the Charity Commission on Project Spire?
Marsha de Cordova MP (Lab, Battersea): The Church Commissioners are engaged in informal discussions with the Charity Commission to consider what regulatory approvals may be required to progress this project.
Continue reading “Church Commissioners Questions: Project Spire, Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, Lithium Mineral Rights, Eco Church Awards”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 3rd April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they will develop a national definition of harmful gambling advertising.
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