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HANSARD Business of the HouseThe record 1,455 police officers in Bedfordshire achieved under the leadership of Chief Constable Trevor Rodenhurst and the police and crime commissioner Festus Akinbusoye are…07 Sept 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateWhen will the Old Palace Lodge in Dunstable be available for the people of Dunstable again, given its particular role in providing a social community for marking life events for…05 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryA few years ago, I was a whistleblower myself against an orthopaedic surgeon in my local hospital who was putting the same metal implant into patients’ backs whether they needed…04 Sept 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageThe Archbishop’s recent “Love Matters” commission on family issues made 36 recommendations for the Church of England and 29 for the Government. They included supporting family…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFamily Relationships, Parenting and MarriageThat is a really important question. The Children’s Commissioner has pointed out that almost a quarter of UK families are headed by a lone parent; that compares with an average of…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI am absolutely delighted by this announcement. A number of my constituents work in the Vauxhall van factory in Luton, which makes a fantastic Vivaro van that we want to get…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAlthough it is welcome to see school budgets increasing again, can we look at the situation whereby schools in my constituency and central Bedfordshire get a lot less per pupil…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdinandsI am delighted that St Mary the Virgin in Bexley will be celebrating its 900th anniversary with the Bishop of Rochester in November. I know that it is a church dedicated to…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdinandsI am very pleased to be able to tell my hon. Friend that there are 1,100 clergy in training in 2022-23, and that £10.3 million has been given to 25 dioceses to fund more curacy…20 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Sponsorship SchemeI am able to reassure my right hon. Friend that the Church remains closely involved with the Ukraine community sponsorship scheme. Many bishops and churchgoers and hundreds of…20 Jul 2023HANSARDGambling-related HarmsWe would be helped in our fight against gambling-related harm if we had better data on the number of people taking their own lives as a result of gambling debts. There is a Bill…20 Jul 2023HANSARDUganda: Anti-Homosexuality ActThe Archbishop of Canterbury has written directly to Archbishop Kaziimba of Uganda reminding him of the commitment made by the Anglican communion to treat every person with the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDCommunity Sponsorship SchemeThe Church of England is developing a new strategy for community sponsorship, building on the launch of community sponsorship in 2016 by Amber Rudd, when Home Secretary, and the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdination of ClergyI have very clearly heard what my hon. Friend the Father of the House and indeed the very respected Chair of the Home Affairs Committee, the right hon. Member for Kingston upon…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdination of ClergyI can tell the right hon. Lady that a new body was established last year to review how the five guiding principles are being understood, implemented and received in the Church and…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFreedom of Religion and BeliefI am pleased to tell my hon. Friend, who serves with distinction as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, that the United Nations Security Council…20 Jul 2023HANSARDOrdination of ClergyThe Church of England is fully committed to all orders of ministry being open equally to all without reference to gender. The Church is also committed to ensuring that those who…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFreedom of Religion and BeliefI talked earlier this week with Dr Sammy Wainaina, the Archbishop’s new adviser on Anglican communion affairs, and he specifically mentioned Pakistan, so I am grateful that the…20 Jul 2023HANSARDFreedom of Religion and BeliefMy hon. Friend has done a great service by putting this matter on the record in the House. I am sure that she, like me, would like to see much greater reporting of these issues by…20 Jul 2023HANSARDUganda: Anti-Homosexuality ActI very much understand my hon. Friend’s concern on this issue, which is shared by many others. As I am sure he knows, each province of the Anglican communion is autonomous. In…20 Jul 2023