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 what steps they are taking as penholder of the UN Security Council on Myanmar to call for the referral of the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about UK response to the situation in Myanmar”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 what steps they are taking to protect Atlantic salmon from extinction, following recent research from the International Union for Conservation of Nature that shows the species is at high risk.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about salmon conservation”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 how many people were killed in collisions where the driver was under the influence of drugs in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.
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On 14th January 2025, the Bishop of St Albans tabled a question on plans to ensure adequate support for listed historic buildings:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: To ask His Majesty’s Government, following Historic England’s publication of the latest Heritage at Risk Register, what plans they have to ensure adequate support for listed historic buildings.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about support for listed historic buildings”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 13th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many people were treated by the NHS for gambling disorders in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, (5) 2023, and (6) 2024.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about mental health treatment for gambling addiction”On 7th January 2025, the Bishop of St Albans asked a question on threats to food production from extreme weather events such as flooding:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, the UK Food Security Report, published on 11 December, identified extreme weather events as major threat to good food production, and therefore a risk to our own national security. The Minister has just been talking about cross-departmental work. Can she assure the House that, as the Government develop the national food security strategy, they will liaise with the food resilience task force? This all needs joined-up thinking if we are going to guarantee our security.
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The Bishop of St Albans asked a question on digital exclusion in rural areas on 7th January 2025, following a government statement on health and adult social care reform:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans: My Lords, I am grateful to His Majesty’s Government for trying to get cross-party agreement on this really important issue; it is important that it does not get lost in party politics. It is good to hear about the improvements to the NHS app, which is working quite well in some areas already. However, some people are digitally excluded, and there is a lack of connectivity in rural areas. How are we going to ensure that these groups are not excluded as we go forward with this important work?
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about digital exclusion in rural areas”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 6th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 6th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government:
The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 6th January 2025:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of research led by Dr Mary Abed Al Ahad of the University of St Andrews showing that people exposed to high levels of pollution are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and psychosis; and whether they plan to reduce pollution in cities as a result.
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