The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact that withdrawing funding for the Air Quality Grant Scheme will have on public health.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about impact of and funding to address pollution”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answers on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent oil spills by the Russian shadow fleet in the English Channel.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about issues affecting shipping in the English channel”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Human Rights Watch report “The Boot on my Neck”: Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran, published on 1 April.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about persecution against Baha’is in Iran”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to tackle image-based sexual abuse among teenagers.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con, Home Office): The Government is committed to intervening as early as possible to prevent vulnerable children and young people from experiencing all forms of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This includes education and awareness raising initiatives and equipping frontline professionals and safeguarding partners with the tools and training to identify child sexual abuse and provide support to children and young people.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about proliferation of intimate-image based abuse among teenagers”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 29 April (HL3804), (1) when the feasibility report on prevalence estimates for female genital mutilation and forced marriage will be published, and (2) when they will publish their response to those findings.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about prevalence of female genital mutilation and forced marriage in the UK”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to tighten restrictions on the sale of slingshots following reports of them being used to cause damage to vehicles and wildlife.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con, Home Office): The Government is clear that slingshots should not be used for illegal purposes, whether against wildlife, people or property.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about sale of slingshots following incidences of vandalism”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2o24:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what recent representations they have made to their counterparts in Sudan about ending the civil war and ethnic cleansing campaign in Darfur.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about ongoing conflict in Darfur”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 18 December 2023 (HL838), whether they have had any discussions with the government of Kenya regarding the eviction and destruction of property of the Ogiek people in the Mau forest of that country.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about eviction of indigenous people in Kenya”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 23rd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increasing level of hunger and disease in Latin America due to extreme climate conditions.
Continue reading “Bishop of St Albans asks about health effects of climate change in Latin America”The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 22nd May 2024:
The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, following the publication of the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index which indicated that British women are sadder and more stressed than their European counterparts, what steps they are taking to improve women’s health and wellbeing.
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