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HANSARDDiocesan Stipends Funds (Amendment) MeasureIt might have been helpful if the explanatory notes had been available for Members to have a little look at before the debate. I have a similar question to the one that the hon.…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTrans and Non-binary Children3. Whether it is her policy that schools should tell parents if their children are trans or non-binary.07 Jun 2023HANSARDTrans and Non-binary ChildrenIn April The Sunday Times reported that the Government intended to instruct schools to tell parents if students were questioning their gender identity. Given that a third of LGBT…07 Jun 2023HANSARDStudent VisasIs not the truth that, since Brexit, excellent universities such as mine in Exeter have sought to replace those thousands of EU students they have lost with students from other…24 May 2023HANSARDMinisterial Code: Investigation of Potential BreachWill the Minister update the House on the status of the special advisers’ code, given that the Home Secretary’s special adviser apparently lied repeatedly to journalists, in clear…23 May 2023HANSARDGender Dysphoria: Waiting TimesFour years on average for an initial appointment, and seven years at the south-west clinic in Exeter. With healthcare for trans people in effect non-existent, the Government…25 Apr 2023HANSARDGender Dysphoria: Waiting Times1. If he will make an estimate of the average waiting time for treatment for gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement.25 Apr 2023HANSARDOil Spill: Poole HarbourI was a little surprised that the Minister could not answer the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) about who is responsible for…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Same Sex Marriage (Church of England)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable clergy of the Church of England to conduct same sex marriages on Church of England premises in certain…21 Mar 2023HANSARDSame-sex Relationships: General Synod DecisionsI would be grateful for an assurance that there will not be any backsliding on the timescale on that, and that the pastoral guidance will deal finally with the issue of priests…09 Mar 2023HANSARDSame-sex Relationships: General Synod Decisions8. What steps the Church of England is taking to implement the decisions of the General Synod on same-sex relationships; and if he will make a statement.09 Mar 2023HANSARDTransphobia and Hate Crimes against Trans PeopleThe Minister will know that trans people are already the group most likely to be the victims of violent crime, and there was a massive 56% increase in hate crime against trans…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTransphobia and Hate Crimes against Trans People5. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to tackle transphobia and hate crimes against trans people.08 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityOn the question of impartiality, Sue Gray has resigned, and I can assure the Minister that she was just as resolute in seeking to protect standards in public life and the…06 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS StrikesWhat is the Minister’s estimate of the number of people in England who have had their appointments or operations cancelled today, compared with Wales and Scotland where there are…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Equal Marriage: Church of England(Urgent Question): To ask the Second Church Estates Commissioner if he will make a statement on the outcome of the meeting of Church of England bishops on equal marriage in the…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Equal Marriage: Church of EnglandThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for allowing this urgent question, and I am grateful to the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) for his reply. Will he explain to…24 Jan 2023HANSARDMinisterial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of InterestBBC journalists have to spend a great deal of their time defending the BBC’s impartiality and integrity from criticism from all sides in this country. How is their job made easier…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You may have heard that today the Church of England bishops have recommended no substantial change to the Church’s current ban on same-sex couples…18 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerI listened very carefully to what the Secretary of State said, but I did not hear a clear explanation as to why the Government believe that the Scottish gender recognition…17 Jan 2023