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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-01more like thismore than 2020-05-01
answering body
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 Churches: Coronavirus more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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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, when churches will be re-opened for worshippers. more like this
tabling member constituency Rother Valley more like this
tabling member printed
Alexander Stafford remove filter
uin 42227 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-05more like thismore than 2020-05-05
answer text <p>It is essential that when church buildings reopen for public worship or private prayer by members of the public, that it is done safely. In the meantime, churches across the country are holding virtual services and offering support to the vulnerable and elderly. Where they are unable to do this locally national resources are available such as the national church service on a Sunday and the Daily Hope phone line.</p><p> </p><p>The Church is adapting and rising to the challenge of supporting their community physically and spiritually during this medical emergency. The Church is regularly reviewing the medical advice and is in regular conversation with the Government. What is needed is a wide range of detailed protocols and practices to be established to ensure that church buildings and services do not represent risks for renewed transmission of the virus.</p><p> </p><p>The Church of England is currently preparing for the reopening of church buildings, but it must be recognised that not all churches and clergy may be able to satisfy all the necessary criteria, especially in the early stages of the recovery phase. This has been the experience in other jurisdictions such as Germany where the Government has advised that churches can be reopened for public worship.</p>
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-05T15:01:28.667Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-05T15:01:28.667Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
4866
label Biography information for Alexander Stafford more like this