Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 28th October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the rural economy compared to that of other countries in Europe.
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On 24th October 2024, the Bishop of Leicester asked a question preventing delays and unnecessary duplications when looked-after children move from one area to another and the new local authority is obligated to review their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP):
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, as I understand it, the situation for looked-after children—who, as we know, have a much higher proportion of EHCPs and SEND—is that, when they move from one area to another, the new local authority has to conduct a review of the EHCP. This causes further unnecessary delays. Can the Minister confirm that, as part of the review of current provision, this unnecessary duplication will be addressed?
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about preventing delays of EHCPs for looked-after children”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 24th October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, with regard to the finding in the Christians Against Poverty report Under the rubble of debt and poverty, published in May, that 59 per cent of their new clients had incomes below the poverty line, what steps they will take to reduce the number of individuals living below this threshold.
Baroness Sherlock (Lab, DWP): This government is committed to tackling poverty.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about poverty and debt”The Bishop of Newcastle received the following written answers on 24th October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the financial impact that the five-week wait has on those awaiting their first Universal Credit payment.
Baroness Sherlock (Lab, DWP): No assessment has been made of the financial impact of the 5-week-wait. The Government is committed to reviewing Universal Credit so that it makes work pay and tackles poverty.
Continue reading “Bishop of Newcastle asks about child poverty and benefits system”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to prevent the unauthorised release of beavers into the wild, and what plans they have to introduce a national strategy for the authorisation of releases.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about beaver conservation”On 23rd October 2024, the Bishop of St Albans asked a question about enhancing rural connectivity to increase rural productivity and promote rural sustainability:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, a recently published economic report by Pragmatix has identified the extraordinary gap between urban and rural productivity, including on homeworking, exacerbated by the problem of rural connectivity. Is the Minister aware of some of the local solutions that are now being tried? We are involved in some of those, for example with hosting antennae in church spires and towers and bouncing signals into more remote areas to enable homeworking and to increase productivity. Would he be willing to support some of these important initiatives for the sake of rural sustainability?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about enabling rural connectivity”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to remove VAT on defibrillators.
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On 22nd October 2024, the Bishop of Leeds asked a question on the causal correlation between poverty and absenteeism from school:
The Lord Bishop of Leeds: My Lords, is there any causal correlation between poverty, particularly in the wake of the cost of living crisis, and absenteeism from school?
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The Bishop of Southwark received the following written answers on 21st October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Southwark asked His Majesty’s Government whether the plan to allocate additional Official Development Assistance (ODA) for (1) 2024–25, and (2) 2025–26, to compensate for the share of ODA being spent on refugees in the United Kingdom.
Continue reading “Bishop of Southwark asks about official development assistance spending”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 21st October 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the issue of ‘farmwashing’ by retailers; and what steps they intend to take to tackle this issue.
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