The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 21st October 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 22 July (HL9231), when their review on Universal Credit will be published.
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The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 20th October 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish the child poverty strategy.
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about publication of the government’s child poverty strategy”The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 13th October 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government what action they will take in response to the report by the National Audit Office Managing children’s residential care, published on 12 September.
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The Bishop of Leicester asked a question on listening to the voices of children and young people in tackling child poverty on 10th September 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, my question is also not about the two-child limit, though I am fully supportive of its removal. Can the Minister say something about listening to the voices of children and young people within the formation of the strategy and give some examples of how the voices of children and young people have maybe changed the mind of the Government in their approach?
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about methods of tackling child poverty”The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 1st September 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to announce a commencement order for the socio-economic duty in section 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about efforts to combat socio-economic inequality”The Bishop of Leicester asked a question about the Jubilee 2000 Campaign on 17th July 2025, during a wider discussion on debt relief and cancelling international debt:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Jubilee 2000 campaign—a remarkable coming together of tens of millions of people from around the world, which led to around $130 billion of debt being cancelled across 36 countries. It allowed those countries to reinvest in education, healthcare and poverty alleviation. The Pope has also declared this year a year of Jubilee and set up a commission to look at international debt relief. What are the Government doing to learn from the Jubilee 2000 campaign and to engage with faith communities and charities working in this sector?
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On 9th July 2025, the Bishop of Leicester asked a question on approaches to welfare provision and the need to tackle child poverty:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, reference has already been made to the Children’s Commissioner’s report published yesterday, which gives voice to the experiences of children and young people in poverty. It makes for harrowing reading, including one boy who was faced with the choice of going hungry or eating mouldy food, and many other such difficult stories. Will the Minister commit to ensuring that all the Government’s work on welfare will be based on the human dignity and equal value of every person in this country?
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The Bishop of Leicester asked a question on steps to address inequality in communities on 8th May 2025, particularly for those whose first language is not English, during a discussion on mental health care:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester: My Lords, in my own city of Leicester, some excellent work is being done with minority-ethnic communities in particular to help with access to mental health services. Nevertheless, significant inequalities remain. What more is being done to address those inequalities, particularly as they relate to people whose first language is not English?
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about access to mental health services for minority-ethnic communities”The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 28th April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of reforms to incapacity and disability benefits on the employment rate of people with disabilities; and what plans they have to evaluate and monitor the impact of these reforms once they have been introduced.
Continue reading “Bishop of Leicester asks about impact of reforms to disability benefits”The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answers on 22nd April 2025:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to evaluate the impact of disability benefits reform on the employment rate of people with disabilities.
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