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HANSARDChristians 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 2023HANSARDHuman Trafficking and Modern SlaveryDoes my hon. Friend agree that that story had a good ending? We went back to that business in Malaysia, and the conditions for the workers are now improved. We effected real-world…29 Mar 2023HANSARDHuman Trafficking and Modern SlaveryMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech on important issues. I wonder whether I might lift his gaze to the global situation. The International Labour Organisation estimates…29 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, who raises a very important point. I have seen exactly that in my constituency: school-age children in and out of shops in the middle of…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationSorry, I was actually talking about illiterate parents who are home educating their children. These are children who are not in school—they are being home educated—when their…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationFor parents, whatever group they are from, who are unfortunately unable to read or write, what are the Minister’s thoughts on whether they are properly able to home educate their…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) on the level-headed way in which he introduced the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationI am very grateful to the Minister for making that point, but it is still not clear how a local authority would know if a child could not read or write. It is very welcome to hear…27 Mar 2023HANSARDHome EducationWhen the Minister gets back to the Department, would he be kind enough to ask his officials to speak to those in our embassies across Europe to get the best possible feedback on…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Same Sex Marriage (Church of England)I do not intend to divide the House, but it is necessary to respond to the Bill in my capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner because it seeks to usurp the role of the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice Funding Formula6. What recent progress her Department has made on reviewing the police funding formula.20 Mar 2023HANSARDPolice Funding FormulaWill the new funding formula be crime based, rather than just population based? Will it be implemented immediately for the winners, to stop the gross unfairness of the current…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have an urgent debate in Government time about the strengths of the civil service? Does the Leader of the House agree that, although there may be a need for challenging…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNigeria: Killing and Abduction of ChristiansI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his interest in this matter, which needs as much attention as we can give it. The Government are actively implementing the Bishop of…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNigeria: Killing and Abduction of ChristiansI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing that matter before the House. He is right to do so. I know that the Church of England and the Anglican communion will do exactly what…09 Mar 2023HANSARDNigeria: Killing and Abduction of ChristiansThe murder and abduction of Christians in Nigeria is distressingly common, totally abhorrent and has gone on for far too long. The Bishop of Guildford was in Nigeria last November…09 Mar 2023HANSARDSame-sex Relationships: General Synod DecisionsAt the General Synod last month, it was agreed that the “Prayers of Love and Faith” would be finalised, that pastoral guidance for clergy would be produced, and that a culture of…09 Mar 2023HANSARDOutreach: Lichfield DioceseI thank my hon. Friend for his continuous support for not just the cathedral, but the whole diocese of Lichfield. He makes an excellent point about sharing best practice. Dare I…09 Mar 2023HANSARDBest Start for Life Policy PaperI am delighted to hear what my right hon. Friend says. I can tell her that the Church works commission chaired by the Bishop of Durham includes 15 major denominations and is…09 Mar 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageMy hon. Friend is right to look at all the measures that can support marriage, given that in the UK 23% of households are lone-parent households, compared with, say, 13% in the…09 Mar 2023