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HANSARDCovid-19: National RecoveryI am pleased that my hon. Friend has raised this point, because he is absolutely right. The Government need to combat religious illiteracy by making the case that the public…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question, which leads on directly from the previous question from our hon. Friend the Member for Devizes (Danny Kruger), and he is…10 Sept 2020HANSARDChurch Services: InnovationMy hon. Friend is right to raise this point. I know that he, like me, celebrates the fact that more people than ever have been taking part in church services during lockdown. The…10 Sept 2020HANSARDChurch Services: InnovationAbsolutely. My hon. Friend raises a really important point. I am grateful to him for alerting the House to Tearfund’s research, which found that one in four people in the UK has…10 Sept 2020HANSARDRacial DiscriminationAlthough the Church has issued a formal apology for slavery and both archbishops undertook a public act of repentance, the Church does still need to be deeply mindful of its…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthThis is a timely question from my hon. Friend, on World Suicide Prevention Day. The Church’s healthcare chaplains work in both acute and community mental health services. The…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Mental HealthMy hon. Friend raises an important point. His own diocese, the diocese of Oxford, reports that connection with young people has been greatly reduced throughout lockdown. With the…10 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial SupportSome 1,000 Church of England parishes are directly involved in debt advice, sometimes working with debt counselling organisations such as Christians Against Poverty. In my hon.…10 Sept 2020HANSARDInternational TravelThe travel corridor policy, while clearly very upsetting for those affected who have worked very hard for a holiday, is absolutely the right thing to do to keep us all safe. Will…07 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus ResponseA young couple contacted me over the weekend to ask why it is that any number of people without restriction can spend the whole evening eating and drinking in a pub, yet as from 1…20 Jul 2020HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperOn 17 March, the Chancellor said that companies such as Square One in Leighton Buzzard in the events industry “that have business properties will be eligible” —[ Official Report ,…16 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureI beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Channel Islands Measure (HC 548). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to colleagues…14 Jul 2020HANSARDChannel Islands MeasureI can indeed give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. The former Bishop of London, Lord Chartres, and his commission took extensive soundings from all the clergy on Jersey and…14 Jul 2020HANSARDGlobal Human Rights Sanctions RegimeI particularly welcome the reference to the hundreds of thousands of people who perished in the gulags of North Korea—a country about which we learn very little from television…06 Jul 2020HANSARDChurch Services: Covid-19That is a challenge indeed, Mr Speaker, but what I would say to my right hon. Friend is that I hope he has taken part in some of the uplifting online worship and services that…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTransition Pathway InitiativeEach set of pension trustees has its own responsibilities, but I note that the Pensions Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for…25 Jun 2020HANSARDTransition Pathway InitiativeThe Church is proud of its role in developing the transition pathway initiative, which enables asset owners to identify which companies are implementing strategies in line with…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Effect on ChurchesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and he is absolutely right to draw attention to this. I will certainly raise the issue with the Government on his behalf and that of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Financial Effect on ChurchesLockdown has meant that income from hall lettings, events and parochial fees has stopped completely in many cases. Donations of gift aid have also been adversely affected, so the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDSupport for Family Life: Covid-19I thank my hon. Friend for that question, and she is right to say that a maximum of 30 people will be allowed at weddings from 4 July. That 30 includes the minister and the…25 Jun 2020