Oral & written questions in the Lords and Commons
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what diplomatic steps they are taking (1) to secure an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, and (2) to prevent (a) humanitarian, and (b) regional, ramifications.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about efforts towards a ceasefire in Sudan”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 February (HL2046), how many civil servants completed the Religion for International Engagement training module in (1) 2022, and (2) 2023.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about Religion for International Engagement training for civil servants”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to increase climate funding available to drought-affected and flood-prone communities in the Horn of Africa.
Lord Benyon (Con, FCDO): Building climate resilience is central to the UK’s work in the Horn of Africa where flooding and drought have impacted tens of millions of people.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about effects of climate change in the Horn of Africa”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to their funding announced on 5 February to end preventable deaths in Ethiopia, what consideration they have given to increasing investments to prevent malnutrition in Ethiopia and its long-term health and development impacts on women and children.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about development aid to Ethiopia”The Bishop of Worcester asked a question on the need for more funding to be put into the system to support SEND pupils and their families on 19th March 2024, during a discussion on the level of support given to pupils with special educational needs:
The Lord Bishop of Worcester: My Lords, I declare my interest as a parent who had to fight hard for an EHCP for his child. It is not only in deprived areas that it is very hard to be awarded an EHCP; it is certainly true in Worcestershire, where a large proportion of applications are turned down. As I was fighting through mediation, I was told by a health professional, “Remember, John, only pushy parents get EHCPs”, and that seemed to be the case. Does the Minister agree that this is shameful? Does she also agree with the LSE that the basic problem is that more money needs to be put into the system?
Continue reading “Bishop of Worcester asks about support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 19th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency there were for fishing without a licence in England in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about prosecutions for unlicensed fishing”The Bishop of Worcester asked a question on the benefits of cooperation and partnerships between schools on 18th March 2024, during a discussion on the contribution of independent schools to the education sector:
The Lord Bishop of Worcester: My Lords, I draw attention to my interest as president of the Woodard Corporation, one of the largest Christian education charities in the country. The noble Lord, Lord Black, drew attention to the partnership between Brentwood School and other schools in the area.
Continue reading “Bishop of Worcester asks about benefits of inter-school partnerships”The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answer on 18th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government what statistical evidence is held by the Home Office to support the claim made by former Home Secretary in the Daily Telegraph on 3 February that between 6 September 2022 and 13 November 2023, she “became aware of churches around the country facilitating industrial-scale bogus asylum claims”.
Continue reading “Bishop of Chelmsford asks about recent statements by former Home Secretary on churches and asylum claims”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 18th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United Arab Emirates on the seizing of two ports the Sudanese Red Sea coast through proxy forces, and that they have plans to build a third port.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about foreign powers involvement in conflict in Sudan”The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answers on 18th March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to develop engagement forums with asylum seeker and refugee communities.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con, Home Office): We regularly engage with stakeholders through standalone meetings and various forums such as the Asylum Strategic Engagement Group, which includes organisations who both speak for and represent asylum seekers.
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