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HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank my right hon. Friend for all her work on inter-faith matters. What has changed since July is the appointment in November of a trustee who is a member of the MCB. In terms…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureMay I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising the issue of the Inter Faith Network? I am grateful for all his work as chair of the all-party group on faith and society and as a…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureAs I have said, very proper consideration went into this decision after we had heard representations from the Inter Faith Network. The decision on Government funding has now been…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureMy hon. Friend has expressed that point very well.22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank my hon. Friend for everything he does with his faith communities in his constituency. As I have said, DLUHC continues to fund a range of partners, including Near…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As I say, DLUHC funds a number of organisations that work very intensively at a local level to support inter-faith work and community…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureAs I have said, we strongly welcome all of the inter-faith work that happens across our communities. We have always been clear that the Inter Faith Network needed to diversify its…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank the hon. Member for her comments. Again, I stress the importance of inter-faith work. I see it in my own constituency; it is very important. The Government are already…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Mole Valley Local PlanThe Government’s position is clear; let me restate it. To demonstrate exceptional circumstances, the local authority has to show that it has examined all other reasonable options…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Mole Valley Local PlanAs my hon. Friend will appreciate, I cannot talk to the specifics of the plan—that is not my responsibility. However, I will talk generally about the Government’s philosophy on…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI think understanding of faiths is incredibly important, and that is why we encourage inter-faith work, especially at a local level. I have already talked about what I do in my…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureI thank the hon. Lady for her question. As I have said, very careful consideration went into this decision. It has been a long-standing policy of successive Governments, first…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Inter Faith Network ClosureAs I have said, inter-faith work is very important, and we fund a number of organisations to do it. I will not repeat the names; I have already mentioned them. This decision was…22 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to serve…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the hon. Members for Vauxhall, and for Glasgow North, for their constructive tone. I echo the comments made about the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and all its…15 Jan 2024HANSARDIntergovernmental Relations Quarterly Transparency Report: 1 July to 30 SeptemberToday, the Government published the third quarterly report for 2023 of our engagement with the devolved Administrations on gov.uk. This report covers the engagement between the UK…19 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Paul Bristow) for this debate, and…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI am very much of the view that 10 Downing Street is in a position to decide whom to invite. I do not think that I am in that position. I want to make it very clear that this…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI pay tribute to the CST for all the work it does. I have mentioned that security funding provision for mosques is just under £30 million, but I can tell hon. Members that the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDTackling IslamophobiaI am afraid I am not going to take any more interventions. I have already taken one from the hon. Lady and I am conscious that there is another debate to come. We remain fully…07 Dec 2023