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HANSARDLocal Policing10. What recent discussions he has had with chief constables on delivering policing at a local level.26 Feb 2024HANSARDLocal PolicingLeighton Buzzard, Dunstable and Houghton Regis are the third, fourth and fifth largest towns in Bedfordshire, yet they have a fraction of the police officers that are based in…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum SeekersI hear very clearly what my hon. Friend says. I know that he, like me, takes seriously the reputation of the Church of England. He cares a great deal about it, and I am grateful…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsI completely understand the hon. Gentleman’s point. Like him, I am a lover of our rural churches. I suggest that he points the churchwardens and the priest to the comprehensive…22 Feb 2024HANSARDWorld Watch ListIndeed I do. On embedding that work, it is good news that my hon. Friend’s International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill had a successful Second Reading in this House on 26…22 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum SeekersThat guidance is being updated, so I can reassure my hon. Friend on that point. He is right that clergy will always rightly tell everyone they come across about the love of Jesus,…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsI am sorry to tell the hon. Gentleman that, as far as I am aware, this area is not covered by Barnett consequentials. Again, I direct him to the advice on the Church of England…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsI am sorry to learn of my hon. Friend’s concerns. I will certainly feed that straight back to the hierarchy of the Church and ensure that those meetings happen. However, I am…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsI am sorry to learn of the experience in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I can tell him that he is completely right about the importance of keeping churches open for those who…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsBefore I reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham, may I pass on my condolences, and I am sure those of the whole House, to the family and friends of Alan Wilson, the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDClergy: Same-sex RelationshipsThe right hon. Gentleman takes these issues very seriously and has a long involvement with the Church of England. Starting with the second issue, the Church commissioned Professor…22 Feb 2024HANSARDWorld Watch ListThrough the sister Churches of our communion and our linked missionary societies, the Church of England continues to provide both prayerful support and practical assistance to all…22 Feb 2024HANSARDClergy: Same-sex RelationshipsIn February 2023, the General Synod passed a motion to welcome the decision by the House of Bishops to replace a document called “Issues in Human Sexuality”. The House of Bishops…22 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum SeekersBoth archbishops have offered to meet the Home Secretary, and the Church has provided advice and guidance for clergy to consider when dealing with requests for baptism from asylum…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan we recognise pickleball as a national sport, and will the sport Minister come to the Dunstable Hunters pickleball club, where he will see men, women, grandparents and…22 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum SeekersI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. Any institution run by humans will never be perfect, but he is right that the Church of England was unfairly accused of being involved in…22 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. GP surgeries promised in planning applications take far too long to be built. Can we clear away the obstacles and make it easier for our amazing family doctors to use…21 Feb 2024HANSARD“Living in our Shoes” Report5. If he will continue to issue online updates on the implementation of accepted recommendations from the “Living in our Shoes” report, published on 30 June 2020.19 Feb 2024HANSARD“Living in our Shoes” ReportThe families of armed forces personnel have to put up with more separation, relocation and danger to their loved ones than the families of any other public servants, and they…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Police Grant ReportI thank the Minister for Policing for those increases he mentions and for his help on section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 and dealing with illegal motorcycles in my area. The…07 Feb 2024