Bishop of St Albans asks about levels of air pollution in the UK

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 what steps they are taking to ensure the UK complies with World Health Organization air quality guidelines for PM2.5 levels.

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Bishop of Southwark asks about universal free school meals

The Bishop of Southwark asked a question on the benefits of offering universal free school meals on 2nd April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Southwark: My Lords, will the Minister consider the scheme funded by the Mayor of London, by which all state primary school children receive free school meals, with the undoubted benefits that brings, and will she consider extending that nationally?

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of gambling and nicotine on young people

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 2nd April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of findings published on 18 March by the City of York Council, Next Generation York: the health of adolescents in our city, particularly that 16 per cent of young people had gambled, and of those 25 per cent took money to gamble without permission, and 14 per cent had conflicts with family or friends over gambling.

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Bishop of Southwark asks about alternative methods to combat knife crime

The Bishop of Southwark asked a question on alternative approaches to tackling knife crime on 1st April 2025, during a discussion on the effectiveness of the stop and search policy:

The Lord Bishop of Southwark: Can the Minister outline whether more activity is possible on prevention and a public health approach to knife crime, as has been attempted in Glasgow? Examples include schools programmes and after-school youth provision—programmes that tackle the multivalent factors that can lead to violence.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about reducing gender achievement gap in schools

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 1st April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to reduce the gender achievement gap in science and maths in secondary schools in England.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about drug policing

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 1st April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 13 March (HL5375), whether the National County Lines Coordination Centre coordinates with the National Rural Crime Unit and dedicated rural crime taskforces.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of the ending of the farmers’ resilient fund

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 1st April 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the end of the Farming Resilience Fund on farmers’ mental health.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of US foreign aid freeze on Rohingya refugees

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 31st March 2025:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the United States aid freeze on Rohingya refugees.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about support for farmers to register for land management schemes

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 31st March 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support and incentivise farmers in England to register in environmental land management schemes.

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Bishop of Lincoln asks about closure of Sustainable Farming Incentive

The Bishop of Lincoln received the following written answer on 28th March 2025:

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support farmers to manage land for both food and nature following the closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive.

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