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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-11more like thisremove minimum value filter
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Church Commissioners more like this
answering dept id 9 remove filter
answering dept short name Church Commissioners more like this
answering dept sort name Church Commissioners more like this
hansard heading Church of England: Carbon Emissions more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the right hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what support the Church of England is receiving from (a) local authorities and (b central government to help reduce their carbon footprint. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
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Jim Shannon more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2020-02-13more like thismore than 2020-02-13
answer text <p>The National Church Institutions of the Church of England are not receiving support from central government or local authorities to help reduce their carbon footprint. While there may be instances of local parishes being given one-off small grants, records of these are not held centrally.</p><p>The Church of England's General Synod met in February 2020 to discuss reducing the carbon footprint of the Church. The Synod voted to call upon all parts of the Church of England to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. More information about the vote at the Synod can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/general-synod-sets-2030-net-zero-carbon-target" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/general-synod-sets-2030-net-zero-carbon-target</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-13T14:37:09.797Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-13T14:37:09.797Z
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label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
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label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this