Tag Archives: Andrew Selous

A “Church Services: Attendance” question last week

Posted on April 14, 2024 by ianchisnall

Neil O’Brien is the Conservative MP for Harborough and on Friday he submitted this question which is entitled “To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what average weekly attendance was in each year since 1994.” The person … Continue reading →

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Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act and Christian teaching

Posted on July 30, 2023 by ianchisnall

On the last day of Parliament which was 20th June, one of the people who took part in a discussion was Peter Gibson, the Conservative MP for Darlington who raised a theme which was responded by Andrew Selous who is … Continue reading →

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MPs want Church Commissioners equality for women

Posted on July 26, 2023 by ianchisnall

Last Thursday on the close down of Parliament there was a session called Ordination of Clergy which involved two MPs and Andrew Selous who is the Church Estates Commissioner. The two MPs were Diana Johnson who is the Labour MP … Continue reading →

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CofE Family Relationships, Parenting and Marriage

Posted on June 18, 2023 by ianchisnall

On Thursday Andrew Selous, the Church Estates Commissioner was asked a couple of questions by Tim Loughton, the Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham and then another question from Ben Bradshaw who is the Labour MP for Exeter. The … Continue reading →

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How the Church is providing affordable housing

Posted on September 14, 2022 by ianchisnall

Last week earlier on the day that the Queen died one of the short debates that took place was between Caroline Ansell from Eastbourne who I have met in the past asked a question and Andrew Selous who is the … Continue reading →

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Please could Sussex MPs sign the Fareshare #EDM (1497)

Posted on March 27, 2021 by ianchisnall

Back on the 11th February 6 MPs set out an Early Day Motion (#EDM1497) which would improve matters in many parts of the UK. It would be good for all MPs to sign it. One of the FareShare schemes in … Continue reading →

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Fair Police funding

Posted on June 22, 2018 by ianchisnall

It is always encouraging when someone who has served as a Government Minister in a given area feels that they are clear enough from their past to begin to challenge the Government which they were members of. Andrew Selous is … Continue reading →

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A strange misunderstanding

Posted on November 5, 2015 by ianchisnall

A fascinating exchange took place on Tuesday on the subject of Prisons. The question and answer from two Conservative politicians discloses some of the nonsense that gets spoken at our expense in the Palace of Westminster, away from the spotlight of … Continue reading →

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