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HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenTonight, the good people of Bedfordshire are grieving so deeply because they loved their Queen so dearly. Some of them, like me, were hugely privileged to be with Her Majesty and…09 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy right hon. Friend asks a typically pertinent question. I reassure him that many dioceses are developing schemes to rematch sponsors and Ukrainian refugees as the initial…08 Sept 2022HANSARDPersecuted Christians: 2019 ReportI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising an extremely important point. Our hon. Friend the faith envoy, who is in the Chamber, does a fantastic job. I can assure my right…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAccessibility of ChurchesThe Church of England strongly encourages parishes and cathedrals to ensure access for all, wherever possible. On a personal note, I am grateful to the parish church where I grew…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAccessibility of ChurchesIt is typical of my hon. Friend’s conscientiousness that she has visited Holy Trinity, Allington to help get these much-needed improvements. If she contacts the archdeacon of…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI am grateful for what the hon. Gentleman has told the House. I know that he takes a supportive interest in what his local churches do in this important area. He is right in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDHoly Trinity Church, Wingate: ReviewThis has been a deeply troubling time for the Bell family, and I want to pass on my heartfelt apologies for what has happened. I am pleased that the issue has been resolved and…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesSix bishops and hundreds of clergy have Ukrainian evacuees living with them, and the Church of England is using vacant vicarages in a number of places. Churches are also actively…08 Sept 2022HANSARDHoly Trinity Church, Wingate: ReviewThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: record-keeping is incredibly important. The Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978 clearly states that records should be kept in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the interest that he takes in and the support that he gives to his local churches. It is wonderful to hear of the practical compassion in…08 Sept 2022HANSARDPersecuted Christians: 2019 ReportI should be delighted, and I would like to bring our bishops who lead in the area and senior officials from Church House to that important meeting.08 Sept 2022HANSARDAffordable and Sustainable HousingSt Elizabeth’s Eastbourne was due for demolition in 2019 because the building was unsafe, and I am pleased that the congregation are thriving in their new location. We are now…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesThe hon. Gentleman makes typically sensible suggestions. He has put them on the record, and I know that the Church will do everything possible nationally and locally. He has made…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAffordable and Sustainable HousingFollowing the Church’s “Coming Home” report on meeting housing need, the Church is looking to establish a new national housing association and to make use of Church-owned land to…08 Sept 2022HANSARDPersecuted Christians: 2019 ReportI thank my right hon. Friend for her sustained and long-term interest in freedom of religion and belief for Christians and people of all faiths around the world. At the Lambeth…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have an urgent debate on the response from both the Government and the local community to the disgusting and abusive vandalism perpetrated by young teenagers in my…14 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have an urgent debate in Government time, because I have already had a debate in Westminster Hall, on increasing general practice capacity where we have huge increases in…07 Jul 2022HANSARDAssisted DyingI, too, have had many emails from my constituents, all of which I have read carefully. I fully respect the strong feelings on both sides of this issue, and this has been a…04 Jul 2022HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasThe murder of 50 Catholics in church this month in Ondo state in Nigeria and the ongoing murders for alleged blasphemy are a stark reminder of why the Church of England stands…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPersecution of Christians OverseasThat is absolutely right, and the situation does indeed continue to get worse, not better, with over 4,000 Christians murdered for their faith last year. To end the work of the…23 Jun 2022