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HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]Indeed. Now the Bishop of Derby, Libby Lane is known for her dignified and thoughtful leadership, and her advocacy for children and young people. The first female Lord Spiritual…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend. It is truly an honour and a privilege to serve in that position. I want to acknowledge the trailblazing Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, the first…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]Let me start by saying how pleased I am to be speaking in support of the Bill on Second Reading. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Minister on his opening remarks. In 2014,…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and all the interventions in this debate have been incredible. As she says, representation is something that the Church of England is…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]I congratulate my hon. Friend on her speech; she is setting out exactly why this small piece of legislation is so important. I also thank her for acknowledging that for 30 years,…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThe Minister is making an excellent point about broadening this out—veterans are a great first step—to other groups, in particular those who are disabled, or blind and partially…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleForgive me for expanding on this issue slightly, but does my hon. Friend agree that we should consider other methods of voting? To be accessible, voting could be done digitally.13 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The all-party parliamentary group on eye health and visual impairment, which I chair, recently published its report, “Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives”, looking at employer…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement, but thousands of my constituents in Battersea want an end to this violence and to Israel’s siege in northern Gaza, not to mention the…28 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthFirst, I congratulate my hon. Friend on her speech. She is doing a fantastic job and she looks amazing. I am not getting into the jollof rice argument, because I am Jamaican. She…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthAs the hon. Lady is talking about sport and football, it is only right that I pay tribute to my brother, who is a premier league footballer—Bobby Reid-De Cordova. He is doing an…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBlack History MonthI congratulate my hon. Friend on her speech, and I must say her shirt is lovely. She is making a vital point about reparations, and does she agree that while it is important that…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of my constituents in Battersea have written to me to express concern about Israel’s ongoing siege in northern Gaza. The scale of the suffering and loss of life is enormous,…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Rural CommunitiesWith your indulgence, Mr Speaker, as this is my first time responding to questions, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to my predecessor as Second Church Estates…17 Oct 2024HANSARDFormer Church SitesWhen a church is closed, a formal legal process under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 is followed. There are currently 127 cases in which a new use is being found for closed…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Rural CommunitiesI congratulate all the volunteers in the parish of Bewcastle on their work to tackle social isolation and loneliness. I will look into the specific case that my hon. Friend…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Rural CommunitiesAs the hon. Member highlights, there is so much that the Church does by way of outreach in our communities. It also ensures that there is good infrastructure to protect all our…17 Oct 2024HANSARDFormer Church SitesSince 2022, the Church Commissioners have been working with the diocese of Chichester to market the site and find a developer. I am pleased to say that a developer is in the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Places of WorshipLocal authorities are not currently required to consider the building of new places of worship, but under the national planning policy framework they are permitted to include…17 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Places of WorshipThe Church Commissioners are very much invested in place-making; it is at the core of their approach to bringing forward new homes for communities across the country. They have…17 Oct 2024