The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 27th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to meet the four UK-based pro-democracy campaigners who had bounties placed on them by the Hong Kong Police on 24 December 2024.
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The Bishop of St Albans led a debate on support for farmers to adapt to climate change amid anticipated food shortages on 23rd January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government, following reports that the United Kingdom faces shortages of broccoli and cauliflower this spring, what steps they are taking to support farmers and growers to adapt to climate change.
My Lords, I declare my interest as president of the Rural Coalition. I thank those Members of your Lordships’ House who have signed up to engage today on what I believe is an important and topical issue. Our debate is about the shortage of great British broccoli and cauliflowers—and, of course, many other vegetables as well—which have been part of our staple diet for years, and the difficulties caused, at least in part, by climate degradation. It is fitting that we have this debate just prior to the start of agri-science week in this Parliament.
Farming is an extremely tough profession at the best of times, and the range of setbacks and difficulties our farmers face is huge. I have to say I am deeply troubled by the low morale and depression that I hear at the moment from farms across my diocese, in all corners of the agricultural world. I want to take a moment here to pay tribute to all farmers and those involved in associated industries for their hard work, their dedication, their resilience and the critical services they provide to us all as they produce food. We must not take them for granted.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans leads debate on support for farmers to adapt to climate change”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations, if any, they intend to make to the government of Iran concerning the execution sentence of Pakhshan Azizi.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about status of political prisoner in Iran”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 23rd January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of research by Cambridge University and Fudan University showing a link between social isolation and the increased risk of heart disease, stroke and infections; and what steps they intend to take to address loneliness in the UK.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of loneliness on health conditions, and benefits of strengthening advertising regulation”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they will take steps to inspect and take into custody uninsured tankers sailing through UK waters.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about uninsured tankers in UK waters”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th January 2025:
The Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Canal & River Trust Our Climate and Adaptation Report, published in December 2024; in particular, the roles that canals could play in (1) biodiversity, (2) decarbonisation, and (3) climate adaptation.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about role of inland waterways in biodiversity, decarbonisation, and climate adaptation”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many convictions there were for those caught driving whilst under the influence of drugs in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about driving under the influence of drugs”The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on local government devolution and the needs of rural communities on 16th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, it looks as if the provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26 will disadvantage rural areas, with the removal of the rural services delivery grant making the situation even worse. What steps are being taken to ensure that the needs of rural communities are being considered in the devolution process and that the strategic policy approaches developed by the combined authorities meet the specific needs of service delivery in our rural communities?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about needs of rural communities in devolution process”The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on the need to protect against illegal movement of cattle and meat products during outbreaks of foot and mouth disease on 16th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: I congratulate Defra on the decisive action it has taken. I, too, have memories of the former outbreaks, travelling with my father to farms where what happened was devastating. Part of the risk comes from illegal movements of cattle and meat products. What additional briefing and support has been given to border and police forces to try to protect against this? Also, are there any additional resources for the mental health and well-being of our farming community, who will find this a huge threat to their livelihood?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about illegal movement of meat and cattle products”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 16th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 7 November 2024 (HL1998), what steps they intend to take to ensure the safety of the non-surgical cosmetics sector; and when they will set out their position on this subject.
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