Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of Sheffield received the following written answer on 17th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Sheffield asked His Majesty’s Government, following the recent announcement of the diversion of funds from the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget to the defence budget, whether they plan to decrease the proportion of ODA spent on in-donor refugee support.
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The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 14th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the peace and reconstruction plan for Gaza that was endorsed by the Arab League summit on 4 March.
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The Bishop of Lichfield asked a question on government plans for consultation with Muslim communities and wider society in providing a definition of Islamophobia on 13th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield: My Lords, I welcome the Government’s launch of a new working group to provide a definition of Islamophobia. I ask the Minister: whom does this group plan to consult, both within and beyond the Islamic community, to inform that definition and ensure that it accounts for the lived experience of the Muslim community?
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The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answer on 13th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of the Associations Bill (Amendment—Donation from Foreign State Entity) 2024, currently before the Knesset, on the United Kingdom’s overseas development assistance to Israeli and Palestinian human rights organisations.
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The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 13th March:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to tackle drug-related crime in rural communities.
Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab, Home Office): The Government recognises the considerable impact of drug use and dealing on individuals, families and communities in rural and urban constituencies. Tackling this is a vital part of our missions to deliver safer streets and improve health outcomes, and that is why we are taking a collaborative, cross-government approach to drugs at a national level.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about drug related crime in rural communities”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 13th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by Simon Counsell and Survival International Blood Carbon: how carbon offset schemes are devastating Indigenous peoples and their forests in Cambodia, published October 2024, in particular the adequacy and effectiveness of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+ projects in reducing carbon emissions.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about negative global impacts of carbon offset schemes”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 13th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to scrap the Chalk Stream Recovery Pack.
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The Bishop of Lichfield received the following written answers on 13th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield asked His Majesty’s Government what the average caseload of probation officers in England and Wales was in each year of the last decade.
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The Bishop of Bristol asked a question on antisemitism on university campuses on 12th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Bristol: My Lords, aware of the renewed efforts by the University of Bristol to combat anti-Semitism, and noting the multifaith conference on anti-Semitism that will take place there this month and the collaborative work of multifaith chaplaincies with university authorities and the Community Security Trust, how are the Government using the learning and good practice from universities around the country?
Continue reading “Bishop of Bristol asks about antisemitism on university campuses”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th March 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of government policy on rural areas, and how they intend to ensure that government policy takes the needs of rural communities into account.
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