Category Archives: Church Teaching

Bishop of Leicester asks questions about Employment


The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, has been involved in the House of Lords for nearly 18 months and he recently asked two separate questions about ‘Employment: Disability’. The first was here and the second here which are both on … Continue reading

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Bishop of Oxford has raised several questions in April


A number of Church of England Bishops are involved in the House of Lords to contribute to Westminster politics. One of them is the Oxford Bishop, Steven Croft who in 2013 was the Bishop of Sheffield becoming Bishop of Oxford … Continue reading

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The Archbishop of York asked Azerbaijan for Red Cross


Stephen Cottrell was the Archbishop of York from 2020 and before that he was the Bishop of Chelmsford for many years. The previous Archbishop of York was John Sentamu from 2005 to 2020 and he is still at the House … Continue reading

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A Bishop spoke on Prenuptial Agreements


At the end of February there was a discussion in the House of Lords, ‘That this House takes note of the law relating to prenuptial agreements, ‘set out by Ruth Deech, an Independent Crossbench Peer. Several of colleagues spoke about … Continue reading

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Ipswich Bishop raises questions in House of Lords


The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Martin Seeley has been listed at the House of Lords since May 2022 and he comments occasionally each year. In November 2024 he asked a question to the Armed Forces Commissioner and in … Continue reading

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Bishop of Gloucester asks about “Maintenance: Children”


On Monday 3rd of February in the House of Lords, the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, submitted question: “Maintenance: Children”. The Government response came from Baroness Sherlock, The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions. Previously, on Monday 27th … Continue reading

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Bishop of Gloucester ask about Prisons: Health Services


Last week in the House of Lords on Tuesday on 14th January there was a discussion about “Prisons: Health Services” The session was opened by Delyth Morgan who is the Baroness Morgan of Drefelin and a few minutes later it … Continue reading

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Norwich Bishop spoke in the House of Lords at 2024


The current Bishop of Norwich is Graham Barham Usher, included into the House of Lords from November 2023, after he became the bishop in 2019. Most recently he spoke on 30th December 2024 about Special Educational Needs and he raised … Continue reading

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The Bishop of Hereford speaks about Food Security


In the afternoon of Monday 2nd December in the House of Lords there was a debate about Food Security. It was created by Richard Jackson who is the Bishop of Hereford. The member of the Labour group who responded to … Continue reading

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Two Bishops raise Housing Supply and Homelessness


A few days ago in the House of Lords there was a discussion about Housing Supply and Homelessness on the 5th December. The Labour Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, Diana Warwick, set out the debate which includes a reference to a … Continue reading

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