The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 21st March 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made to Amnesty International’s claim that the Myanmar authorities’ treatment of Rohingya amounts to apartheid; and what steps they plan to take, if any, in response.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about discrimination against the Rohingya people in Myanmar”On 20th March 2024, the House of Lords debated Commons Reasons and Amendments to the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Votes were held on motions to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
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 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 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, 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”On 18th March 2024, the Bishop of Worcester spoke in a debate on the spring budget, paying tribute to aspects of the budget such as the continuation of the household support fund and the reduction in National Insurance, and expressing regret that the international aid budget had not been increased:
The Lord Bishop of Worcester: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Kempsell, on an excellent maiden speech, which was thoughtful and brief—and, as we all know, concision is next to godliness.
I have learned a lot in this debate, including the operation of the VAT regime on nuts—probably more than I would have wanted to have known. However, I will not concentrate my remarks on that.
It is clear that the Chancellor had a difficult task in producing the Budget, as has been observed by one of his predecessors, the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, who knows better than anyone. I want to pay tribute to the many good things in the Budget: the continuation of the household support fund, the reform of non-dom status, the increase in public services spending by 1% above inflation, and the welcome reduction in national insurance, to name but a few. However, I was very disappointed by one lacuna, to which I want to address my remarks now. That is, that the aid budget was not increased.
Continue reading “Budget Debate: Bishop of Worcester highlights need for increased spending on overseas aid”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.
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