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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I echo every comment made about Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire. The introduction in 2004 of damping to the police funding formula has cost Bedfordshire about 95…18 Oct 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the second time this week, Ms Ali. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and my hon. Friend the…23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesSouth West Bedfordshire.23 Sept 2021HANSARDViolence against Christians: Central African CountriesDoes the hon. Lady take some comfort from the fact that a good Christian friend of mine went to visit an atheist imprisoned in Indonesia to console him? Like me, she would…23 Sept 2021HANSARDSafeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure (HC 689)I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure (HC 689). It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ali. I hope not…21 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateCovid has been tough for all health professionals, so will the Secretary of State wholeheartedly condemn the abuse that some GPs have been suffering recently? If vulnerable people…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. There are two important reasons why this debate matters so much. First, plastic pollution is killing more than 1…08 Sept 2021HANSARDRiver HealthLeighton sewage works pumped raw sewage into the River Ouzel for 149 hours in 2019, and in March this year waste water was pumped into the river for several weeks at Mardle Road.…22 Jul 2021HANSARDChurch Repairs: VATThe Church believes strongly that it does not make sense to put value added tax on the repair and restoration of listed buildings. While the Church is grateful that the Government…22 Jul 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesOne hundred days to save the next 100 years—that is how John Kerry, the US climate envoy, described this moment in our planet’s existence. It may sound dramatic, but the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDAnti-Racism Taskforce RecommendationsAs the hon. Lady says, in the autumn a new racial justice commission will start work under the chairmanship of Lord Boateng and with Lord Wei as a member. I am delighted to say…22 Jul 2021HANSARDAnti-Racism Taskforce RecommendationsThe Church is hugely appreciative of the work of the archbishops’ anti-racism taskforce. It has already committed to implementing 34 of the taskforce’s 39 recommendations and is…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPersecution for Religion or BeliefI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue. We sometimes need to pause for a moment to take in the enormity of what is happening. The Church of England continues to press the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPersecution for Religion or BeliefMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the situation in Tigray is truly desperate. Both churches and mosques are being attacked and looted and, in some cases, their worshippers…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPersecution for Religion or BeliefMy right hon. Friend is right about the reports that keep coming out of India. The Church is pressing the Government to see India as a country of particular concern where targeted…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPersecution for Religion or BeliefI am enormously grateful to all three of my right hon. and hon. Friends for continuing to bring the House’s attention to the ongoing, horrific levels of persecution of people for…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Worship and Singing in ChurchJust like my hon. Friend, I am very much looking forward to being able to sing in church again—and if it stopped raining or being a heatwave, we could even worship outside. Clergy…22 Jul 2021HANSARDSocial PrescribingI am grateful to the hon. Lady for praising the valuable work that clergy do in this area. Examples of Church social prescribing include our therapeutic gardening projects, often…22 Jul 2021HANSARDPublic Worship and Singing in ChurchThe Church has published fresh guidance to help clergy and parochial church councils in their decision making, recognising that the circumstances in each parish may differ for…22 Jul 2021