The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the decision by the governments of Hong Kong and China not to continue to recognise British National (Overseas) passports as valid travel documents.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about status of British Nationals Overseas in Hong Kong”The Bishop of Durham spoke at the second reading of the Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill on 19th March 2021, supporting the bill and emphasising the need to ensure affordable and ethically made school uniforms be made accessible to all:
The Lord Bishop of Durham [V]: My Lords, I speak in my capacity as chair of the National Society, and thus lead bishop in the Church of England for education. In principle, uniform is a fantastic leveller: it can foster unity and provides an opportunity for students to worry less about the challenges of fitting in. It is therefore worrying to find that the cost of uniforms is instead causing division by highlighting disparities. Having poverty- aware uniform policies means that we can avoid worsening the disadvantages that a child in poverty is already faced with. We must return uniforms to being beneficial, which the Bill will do. The Bill has my support, as it would ensure that all families can afford uniforms.
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On 19th March 2021, Andrew Selous MP, on behalf of the Church Commissioners, gave the following written answers to questions from an MP:
Church of England: Farms
Jim Shannon MP (DUP, Strangford): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what forums are available for the church to engage with its farm tenants on ideas for farm business development and environmental management of holdings.
Continue reading “Church Commissioners Written Questions: Farms”On 18th March 2021, the House of Lords voted on a regret motion to the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021. A Bishop took part in the vote:
The Bishop of St Albans asked about the potential for a partial boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics on 18th March 2021, during a discussion on China’s treatment of Uighurs and incursions into Taiwanese airspace:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans [V]: What consideration have Her Majesty’s Government given to the suggestion of a diplomatic and economic, rather than full-scale, boycott of the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics, in response to China’s ongoing repression of the Uighur Muslim minority?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about potential for partial boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 18th March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the difference in funding per head for police services in (1) urban, and (2) rural, areas; and what steps they are taking to reduce any such difference.
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The Bishop of Salisbury received the following written answers on 18th March 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Salisbury asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the progress of the peace process in South Sudan, and (2) the contribution made by the South Sudan Council of Churches’ Action Plan for Peace to that process.
Continue reading “Bishop of Salisbury asks about situation in South Sudan”On 17th March 2021, the House of Lords debated the Domestic Abuse Bill. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part.
On 17th March 2021, the House of Lords debated the Fire Safety Bill. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill tabled by the Bishop of St Albans:
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