On 23rd February 2021, the House of Lords debated Commons Reasons and Amendments to the Trade Bill. A vote was held on an amendment to the bill, in which Bishops took part.
Votes: Trade Bill
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Bishop of Durham asks about access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatment for migrants
The Bishop of Durham received the following written answers on 22nd February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government what funding has been provided to local authorities (1) to support (a) asylum seekers, (b) refugees, and (c) migrants, to register with a GP, and (2) to ensure that those people are factored into COVID-19 vaccination plans.
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The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 3rd February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals have been granted an Adult Dependent Relative visa since 2016; and how many of those Adult Dependent Relative visas were granted through appeal.
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The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 2nd February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for Adult Dependent Relative visas have been refused since 2016.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about granting of family dependent and refugee status visas”Bishop of Durham asks about reconciliation events for Windrush Generation
The Bishop of Durham received the following written answer on 1st February 2021:
The Lord Bishop of Durham asked Her Majesty’s Government on what date they plan to commence hosting “reconciliation events” with individuals from the Windrush generation.
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about reconciliation events for Windrush Generation”Bishop of Durham asks about EU-UK asylum and returns agreement
The Bishop od Durham asked a question on engagement with other European countries on 28th January 2021, during a discussion on the EU-UK Joint Political Declaration on Asylum and Returns:
The Lord Bishop of Durham [V]: Does the Minister accept that some countries in Europe, such as Greece, Italy and France, are particularly important in bilateral negotiations? Will she confirm that a priority list of whom to engage with has been done and is being worked to?
Continue reading “Bishop of Durham asks about EU-UK asylum and returns agreement”Vaccines for developing world, poverty in the pandemic, devolution and Ethiopia
In the House of Lords on 14th January 2021 the Bishop of St Albans received written answers to questions on vaccines for developing countries and the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia while the Bishop of Durham received answers to questions on the recent updated report by the Child Poverty Action Group and the Church of England on Poverty in the pandemic.
Meanwhile in the Chamber, the Bishop of Birmingham raised the issue of devolution in England with the Government during Lord Young’s Oral question about the formation of a Constitution, Democracy and Human Rights Commission. Text below:
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Votes: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
On 13th January 2021, the House of Lords debated amendments to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill. Votes were held on the amendments, in which Bishops took part:
‘Spycops’ and gambling related harm
In the House of Lords on 13th January 2021 the Bishop of Durham spoke during the debate on the Covert Human Intelligence Bill and the Bishop of St Albans received a written answer to a question on support for those living with gambling-related harm. Details below:
Votes: Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
On 11th January 2021, the House of Lords debated the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which a Bishop took part:
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