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HANSARDParish MinistryParish ministry is at the very heart of the Church’s mission. The Church Commissioners are distributing £1.2 billion between 2023 and 2025 to support our mission and ministry.…16 Nov 2023HANSARDManipur: Attacks on Churches and Christian CommunitiesI am extremely grateful to the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief for again bringing the situation in Manipur to the House’s attention. Archbishop…16 Nov 2023HANSARDManipur: Attacks on Churches and Christian CommunitiesReflecting on those awful remarks, I would suggest that it is pretty shocking to realise what our news media do not tell us much of the time. However, I can tell my hon. Friend…16 Nov 2023HANSARDLichfield Cathedral Summer SchoolAs so often, where Lichfield leads others follow. My hon. Friend is right that the choral tradition in our cathedrals is one of the glories of our country. Lichfield’s MusicShare…16 Nov 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour and Drug-related CrimeI am extremely sorry to learn that clergy and church buildings are being targeted in this way in my hon. Friend’s constituency. I thank the leadership and all the members of…16 Nov 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers and RefugeesI am very happy to congratulate those in the diocese of Gloucester and thank them for the pioneering work that they are doing on housing, and I also thank my hon. Friend for the…16 Nov 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers and RefugeesThe Church of England is supporting asylum seekers and refugees across the country, and our chaplaincies in Europe are providing health kits, safe places to sleep, clothes, and…16 Nov 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour and Drug-related CrimeThe Church of England is proud to have a presence in every part of the country, but sadly that means that our churches and clergy are sometimes targeted in unpleasant ways.…16 Nov 2023HANSARDSame-sex RelationshipsI am grateful, as always, to the Father of the House for his wise reflections on these matters. He is right that this has been a difficult and painful period across the Church. I…16 Nov 2023HANSARDSame-sex RelationshipsThis week the General Synod agreed that the prayers of love and faith, and the pastoral guidance for their use, will be commended for use from mid-December, and also that special…16 Nov 2023HANSARDParish MinistryI am sure the whole House will join me in thanking Sharon Newcombe for her fantastic service to her local church and local community. Fifty-one years’ service to her local church…16 Nov 2023HANSARDLichfield Cathedral Summer SchoolI thank my hon. Friend and the cathedral chapter at Lichfield for their warm welcome on my recent visit, which I greatly enjoyed. The Lichfield cathedral summer school is indeed…16 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagement with Children and Young PeopleAs always, the hon. Gentleman is on the money. I can tell him that the Church’s strategic mission and ministry investment board is doing exactly that: investing in a range of…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe most powerful wind turbine in England went up recently in my constituency at Checkley Wood with local support. It can generate 4.1 MW, which is enough to power 2,500 homes.…16 Nov 2023HANSARDParish MinistryI am delighted that my hon. Friend was able to attend the consecration of the new Bishop of Lincoln. Consecrations are, indeed, very splendid affairs. My hon. Friend is completely…16 Nov 2023HANSARDParish MinistryI think we all recognise that, in any position of public responsibility, there comes a need for some administrative work, but I very much agree with my hon. Friend that we should…16 Nov 2023HANSARDSame-sex RelationshipsThe payments by parishes to dioceses, often known as common fund or parish share, are voluntary payments towards the cost of ministry in those parishes and in the wider Church. It…16 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagement with Children and Young PeopleI am delighted to learn about the good work at St Mary’s Kenton and St Lawrence’s Stanmore, where 12 young people were recently confirmed. The good news is that the £60 million is…16 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagement with Children and Young PeopleMy hon. Friend is right to focus on the importance of this issue. The Church of England is working hard to create a church that is younger and more diverse, doubling the number of…16 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Primary care capital allocation has pulled the short straw for decades. May I encourage Treasury Ministers to look across Government and with developers —retrospectively if…14 Nov 2023