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HANSARDIndependent Safeguarding Board ReviewThe General Synod of the Church of England considered the Wilkinson review at its meeting in July 2024. The synod has commissioned a detailed analysis of four options for the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Safeguarding Board ReviewI will do whatever I can to secure a meeting. It is important to put on record that there has been much engagement with all the survivors, who have been involved throughout the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRecognition of Positive ImpactI certainly am, and so are my thighs. At a national level, the contribution of local clergy and lay people is usually recognised through the Archbishops’ medals or a Lambeth…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRecognition of Positive ImpactI place on record my thanks, congratulations and appreciation of Reverend Canon David Williams and his wife—as we know, these things are always a partnership—for all their good…17 Oct 2024HANSARDInterfaith UnderstandingSome 85% of the global population have a faith that shapes their day-to-day life. The Church has been working at a global, national and local level to improve interfaith…17 Oct 2024HANSARDInterfaith UnderstandingI join my hon. Friend in congratulating all those working across all faiths to ensure that there is good, strong community cohesion, and I congratulate the retiring bishop. That…17 Oct 2024HANSARDOrdination of Women: 30th AnniversaryIt is so important that we celebrate women who have been ordinated. Tuesday 12 March 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the first ordinations of women as priests in the Church of…17 Oct 2024HANSARDOrdination of Women: 30th AnniversaryI take great pleasure in honouring the great Bishop Rose. As we all know, it is Black History Month, so there is double cause to do so. The diocese of London marked the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDOrdination of Women: 30th AnniversaryI thank my hon. Friend for her question. I happily join her in congratulating the great Bishop Rose, but also in remembering all those women who faced hostility when starting out,…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRestoration FundingChurches and cathedrals are the treasure houses of our local culture and history. The Church of England manages the largest single group of listed buildings in England—over 12,200…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRestoration FundingMy hon. Friend will know that the Church does not receive any regular financial support from the state, and church buildings often rely on fundraising by local volunteers. The…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRestoration FundingYes, I am very happy to meet the right hon. Gentleman.17 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunication with Diocese LeadersMy hon. Friend’s constituency is under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Coventry, and there is currently a vacancy for the diocesan bishop. However, all the contact details for…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunication with Diocese LeadersThe Church of England contributed to the proposals developed by the Law Commission, and they have developed those proposals sensitively to address the complex questions around…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonWhile the situation in Gaza is beyond devastating, there have been over 1,400 settler attacks in the west bank. The Minister says she is keeping sanctions under review. What will…15 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the final acts of the last Tory Government was to cancel Access for All funding for Battersea Park station in my constituency, despite there being a costed plan in place…10 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Research by Sense has found that none of the computers in jobcentres across Britain are equipped with specialist assistive technology, and it has estimated that it would cost…07 Oct 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI commend the hon. Lady on the speech she is giving, and she rightly points out the challenges around the laying-off of teaching assistants. Does she agree that in all the reforms…05 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportToday my thoughts are with the victims, the survivors, the families and the entire Grenfell community. The systemic dishonesty and many other injustices meant that the people of…04 Sept 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Six years on, that Committee did a follow-up report which found that things had in fact got even worse for disabled people, so does…23 Jul 2024