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HANSARD Business of the HouseIf my memory serves me correctly, the hon. Gentleman is going to have to get used to sleepless nights; he has a few ahead of him, I think. The hon. Gentleman raises an important…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI do, of course, join my hon. Friend in congratulating the Hartlepool pupils and staff who organised the events that he refers to. I was pleased to be involved in a number of…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOrdained ClergyThe national Church institutions have held a national consultation to inform a new vocation strategy, and the House of Bishops has emphasised the importance of increasing the…27 Nov 2025HANSARDSolar Power: ChurchesThe Church of England has committed to net zero carbon by 2030, and is actively supporting solar installations on churches and cathedrals to make the buildings more efficient to…27 Nov 2025HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Support for ChristiansI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. The Government are doing everything they can to ensure religious freedom, wherever it happens to be under threat in the world. We need a…27 Nov 2025HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Support for ChristiansI certainly will do that. The Archbishop’s delegation also visited the west bank, where he met Christian Palestinian families affected by settler violence and faced a tense…27 Nov 2025HANSARDOccupied Palestinian Territories: Support for ChristiansThe Archbishop of York visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories earlier this month. He met Palestinian families on the west bank and addressed the congregation at…27 Nov 2025HANSARDVicars: Rural ParishesI will pass on the hon. Gentleman’s best wishes to the Second Church Estates Commissioner. The position he describes is, I think, not unusual across the country. I certainly join…27 Nov 2025HANSARDIdentity, Sexuality, Relationships and MarriageI will convey my hon. Friend’s views to the House of Bishops and to the Second Church Estates Commissioner.27 Nov 2025HANSARDIdentity, Sexuality, Relationships and MarriageThe House of Bishops has a special role in matters relating to doctrine, liturgy and sacrament, and the right to amend legislation before it is put before the General Synod for…27 Nov 2025HANSARDVicars: Rural ParishesThe Church of England remains committed to ministry in all communities across the country, but the deployment of clergy is a responsibility for local diocesan bishops and their…27 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Church Governance MeasureIt is unusual to be accused of giving helpful answers, but I will take that, and I thank the hon. Gentleman. I refer him to the answer I gave before, which is that the national…27 Nov 2025HANSARDNational Church Governance MeasureI am sorry that the Second Church Estates Commissioner, my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova), is unwell; we wish her a swift recovery. She will be…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the shadow Leader of the House in wishing everyone a happy Lancashire Day. I am sure the House will join me in sending our condolences to those affected by the fire in Hong…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are not in favour of solar radiation modification, given the uncertainty around the risks that it poses for the climate and environment, and we work closely with the…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy hon. Friend is correct that having a Labour Government in Wales and a Labour Government in Westminster is the best way these matters can be taken forward. I will raise what he…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI gently remind the hon. Gentleman that he forgets the record of the coalition years, when he and his colleagues did nothing to address the issue of the banks that had helped to…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank my hon. Friend for that important question and for the work that he does on the all-party group on outdoor recreation and access to nature. I am told that his constituency…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for updating the House on the important work of the Backbench Business Committee. I assure him that it is absolutely my intention that the pre-recess…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sorry to hear of the case my hon. Friend raises and the impact on her constituents. She is a very strong voice in this place for her constituents and she is right to raise…27 Nov 2025