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HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansIt is a pleasure, albeit a sad necessity for many of us, to speak in a debate on this issue yet again in this House. The analysis I have seen from Open Doors and others shows that…06 Feb 2020HANSARD Persecution of ChristiansIt is my understanding that the Government have agreed to all the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro’s report. Recommendation 8 says: “Be prepared to impose sanctions against…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch of England Free SchoolsThe Church of England educates a million children. It runs a fifth of all schools in England, and 91% of those are good or outstanding, which is just one of the reasons they are…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch of England Free SchoolsThe Church has been a successful partner in the free schools programme since it began. Dioceses work hard to help these new schools to open. The Church is also keen to support new…06 Feb 2020HANSARDCivil PartnershipsI will certainly feed back the right hon. Gentleman’s strongly felt concern on this issue to the College of Bishops. In their apology, the archbishops did recognise that the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDCivil PartnershipsI am accountable for the Church of England in this place. The Church Commissioners are not consulted on announcements by the College of Bishops. The archbishops have since…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChristians in NigeriaI thank the hon. Lady very much for that excellent suggestion. I will certainly feed back to Church House and Lambeth Palace the point she helpfully makes.06 Feb 2020HANSARDChristians in NigeriaI know my right hon. Friend takes a very close interest in these matters. Ten of the recommendations from the Bishop of Truro’s review have been, or are being implemented, and the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChristians in NigeriaThe Archbishop of Canterbury knows Nigeria well and has visited it on a number of occasions. He is extremely aware of the local tensions and context of this issue. The recent…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch Schools and UniversitiesBeing relatively new in post, I am afraid that I am not immediately aware of that, but I am very happy to raise the hon. Lady’s concerns with Nigel Genders, our director of…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch Schools and UniversitiesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for raising this issue. The Church strongly supports investment in further education and the Wolverhampton education quarter is an imaginative…06 Feb 2020HANSARDChurch Schools and UniversitiesThe Church of England educates 1 million children every day, runs a quarter of all primary schools and operates 4,644 schools in total, 91% of which are good or outstanding. There…06 Feb 2020HANSARDSt Mary's Graveyard, Stoke MandevilleI am extremely sorry that Mrs Bradley found out about the exhumation of her great great grandfather by accident, and we will announce the location of reinterment in consecrated…06 Feb 2020HANSARDSt Mary's Graveyard, Stoke MandevilleI recognise the sensitivities in this issue and I can tell my hon. Friend that an agreement has been reached between the Secretary of State for Transport and the Archbishops’…06 Feb 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersI want to consider the policy intentions on this matter and what good outcomes look like, both for the Government and for everyone else. I hope that we agree across the House that…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersI am intrigued about how flexible education could follow a Traveller child around the country. Could the hon. Member expand a bit on how that might work?29 Jan 2020HANSARDPlanning System: Gypsies and TravellersI tried to be as fair and balanced as I could in my contribution. If the hon. Member came to my constituency, he would meet many decent, tolerant constituents who would have…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Assisted Dying LawDoes the hon. Lady agree that we need to be very careful to ensure that old and sick people do not feel a pressure to end their lives, perhaps from their children, who might want…23 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I am sure that the Government believe in leading by example and would want to emulate, and indeed go further than, companies such as Halfords, Greggs and Timpson in employing…14 Jan 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we also have a statement from the Secretary of State for Transport, as well as an urgent debate, on London Northwestern Railway, whose recent performance has been abysmal, as…09 Jan 2020