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HANSARD Dental Services: East of EnglandI congratulate my colleague and good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Mr Bacon), on an excellent and passionate speech. I agreed with every word that he said.…16 May 2023HANSARDNational ResilienceOur ability to pay for everything we care about as a nation depends on a strong economy. Nowhere is that more important than in our leading industries, such as semiconductors,…11 May 2023HANSARDNational Resilience7. What progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.11 May 2023HANSARD Recovering Access to Primary CareI warmly praise all those who work in primary care in my constituency, including Dr John Henderson and Dr Stephen Price, who are the leaders of my two primary care networks. It is…09 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]May I bring up the question of clean energy for aviation? In terms of sustainable aviation fuels, can the Secretary of State give us some assurance that we will have a home-grown…09 May 2023HANSARDChristians in NigeriaFrankly, words are a rather inadequate response to what we have just heard, but we must not tire of raising our voices with Nigeria, which is, after all, a Commonwealth country…27 Apr 2023HANSARDGrant Funding from Local AuthoritiesYes, of course I will meet with my hon. Friend. I have also heard of the good work of St John the Baptist, Meshaw. The Church Commissioners have given £11 million over the next…27 Apr 2023HANSARDHoly Land: Desecration of Religious SitesAs always, my right hon. Friend makes an important point. He may have seen that over Easter the Latin Patriarch said: “The frequency of these attacks, the aggressions, has become…27 Apr 2023HANSARDHoly Land: Desecration of Religious SitesI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is right to draw attention to the Easter fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. That 2,000-year-old ceremony has repeatedly taken…27 Apr 2023HANSARDChristians in NigeriaI thank the hon. Member for raising this issue, for his continued interest in it and for the magnificent work he does chairing the all-party parliamentary group for international…27 Apr 2023HANSARDHoly Land: Desecration of Religious SitesIn the first three months of this year, seven cases of serious vandalism and antisocial behaviour against churches have been recorded in Israel. That is a sharp increase on the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDGrant Funding from Local AuthoritiesMy hon. Friend is right about the Bishop of Bristol, whose amendments in the other place have the support of heritage bodies and the National Association of Local Councils, whom I…27 Apr 2023HANSARDParish MinistryParish ministry is at the heart of everything we do in the Church of England. Between 2023 and 2025, to support our mission to tell people the good news about Jesus Christ, we…27 Apr 2023HANSARDCoronationI can reassure my hon. Friend that the Church is doing a great deal in that area. We are supporting the Big Help Out to promote volunteering, along with many charities and…27 Apr 2023HANSARDCoronationThere will be services and events all over the country in cathedrals and parish churches to celebrate the coronation. The one in Lichfield cathedral will be on Sunday 7 May, and I…27 Apr 2023HANSARDChristians in NigeriaI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is also the Prime Minister’s special envoy on freedom of religion or belief, for the service she does in bringing this appalling issue back…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTreesMy hon. Friend speaks so well, not only for Kettering but for England. He is right to draw attention to the fact that England is among the countries with the least tree cover in…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I agree with the sentiments expressed so far. We are very well served by BBC Three Counties Radio. If I could pick out one example, Roberto…27 Apr 2023HANSARDGrant Funding from Local AuthoritiesGrants that would cover kitchens, loos or disability access, basic repairs to rooves and windows and so on are in many cases unavailable to Church of England parish churches…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTreesSince 2014, the Church Commissioners have planted 819 acres of new woodland in the UK. Over the last two years we have bought 438 more acres in south Wales and Angus in Scotland,…27 Apr 2023