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HANSARDEngagementsMany areas like mine have already had massive new housing development with no commensurate increase in general practice capacity. At one of my surgeries, which has double the…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Secretary of State will be aware that, at the moment, someone can build tens of thousands of houses but people wait years and years for increased general practice capacity.…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThis morning I learned the very sad news that a 51-year-old constituent, a father of four children, had received a diagnosis of terminal cancer, which was spotted far too late.…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Church of England and the Catholic Church run a third of schools in England. How does the Secretary of State plan to improve that partnership even further for the benefit of…23 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Many of my constituents work at London Luton airport and they want secure jobs that do not contribute to wrecking the planet. Sustainable aviation fuels can help with that,…19 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI am delighted to be called in this debate. I want to talk about three areas in my seven minutes: the economy, general practice, and skills and schools. Yesterday I was delighted…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI am so grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. There is a wonderful Indian employer in my constituency who calls his disabled staff “differently abled”. That is a…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthI have not had the pleasure of visiting Poundbury, but I have visited the Prince of Wales’s other development at Nansledan near Newquay, where a wonderful, large doctors surgery…18 May 2022HANSARDHoly Orders: CandidatesIn 2020, we saw the largest number of people presenting for ordination in a decade, following a sustained commitment by the church to increase vocations, especially from global…28 Apr 2022HANSARDHoly Orders: CandidatesClergy deserve our thanks for all they do to promote spiritual and material wellbeing and especially for what they did during the pandemic, which massively increased demands on…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for Arts and CultureThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I am pleased to learn that Lichfield cathedral is the main venue for the Lichfield festival. Having seen pictures of the stunning light displays,…28 Apr 2022HANSARDSupport for Arts and CultureThe Church Commissioners, alongside the Cathedral Music Trust, supported cathedral choirs in 2020. Funding was also provided to support the heritage skills of stonemasons,…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageI thank my hon. Friend for raising an extremely important social justice issue. The Church is indeed concerned about it, which is why the archbishops established the commission.…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageIt is precisely because the Church of England recognises the profound importance of families, parents and marriage that the archbishops have set up a commission on families and…28 Apr 2022HANSARDParish MinistryI know that my hon. Friend and many of his constituents hugely appreciate the key role that the Church plays in communities across Aberconwy. My colleagues in the Church of…28 Apr 2022HANSARDParish MinistryThe Church of England is distributing £160 million between 2020 and 2022 through our lowest income communities fund and our strategic development funding. That funding sustains…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion and BeliefMy hon. Friend has done the House a great service in putting the matter on the record, because I do not think that it was widely known that in the areas that Russia had previously…28 Apr 2022HANSARDIllegal Migrant Crossings in the ChannelI thank my hon. Friend for raising an important point. The Church is partnering the Government in hosting many of the Ukrainian refugees for whom his constituents are quite…28 Apr 2022HANSARDAffordable and Sustainable HousingThe Church Commissioners are supporting the Church of England’s vision to put its land and resources to good use, as outlined in the “Coming Home” report last year. From our…28 Apr 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion and BeliefThe hon. Gentleman is quite right to raise the issue. Unfortunately, there are serious abuses of freedom of religion and belief across large parts of Africa. The subject will be a…28 Apr 2022