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1541732

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Cathedrals: Community Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, in what way cathedrals are supporting community cohesion in communities they serve.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	86476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>First and foremost cathedrals are places of worship, but like parish churches they are also community buildings and often a focus for civic gatherings of faith, political and business leaders in our cities, which facilitate discussions for the common good. They are regularly used for pilgrimages, festivals, concerts, exhibitions and lectures, which are open to all in the community.</p><p>The 2021 report by the Association of English Cathedrals (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.englishcathedrals.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F08%2FEconomic-Social-Impacts-of-Englands-Cathedrals-2019.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RhjXu55btCQQQtdydo6Wuj5KLh2fyMDsXLvPGTeCchU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Economic Social Impacts of England’s Cathedrals</a>) put the combined economic value of cathedrals at approximately £235 million in local spending per year</p><p> </p><p>Some examples of community cohesion projects include:</p><ul><li>Bradford Cathedral‘s Faiths Trail, which offers opportunities to link visitors to worship spaces in the city, including the cathedral, a mosque, a Hindu temple and a gurdwara.</li><li>In Birmingham Cathedral a new Common Wealth table installation in the grounds has been booked for cross-faith community conversations.</li><li>Winchester Cathedral’s Christmas market attracts over 400,000 visitors annually, generating local employment and offering local craftspeople an opportunity to showcase their work.</li><li>St Edmundsbury Cathedral hosted a summer flower festival this year to celebrate 1,000 years of the Abbey at Bury St Edmunds, and has hosted an animatronic dinosaur, science and art activities during the school holidays, and film screenings and lectures.</li><li>Liverpool Cathedral held a charity abseil down its tower to support local initiatives with 800 people taking part. It has an annual sleepout to raise money for the Whitechapel Centre homeless project, hosts a community market and provides hospitality to the local community.</li><li>Gloucester Cathedral has recently employed a full-time member of staff as a Community Engagement Manager, reflecting the amount of outreach work the Cathedral does. It has run a regular breakfast club for the homeless twice a week since 2007. More recently, the cathedral has started a gardening group and a walking rugby group. The Cathedral also regularly exhibits the work of a formerly homeless photographer, to raise awareness of the level of homelessness in the city.</li><li>Leicester Cathedral has run a series of local community arts events in partnership with local schools.</li><li>Norwich Cathedral hosted ‘Dippy the Dinosaur’ this year, on loan from the Natural History Museum, and also regularly hosts art and music events for the county.</li></ul><p> </p><p>More details on the economic and social impact of England’s cathedrals are available in the Association of English Cathedrals Report: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.englishcathedrals.co.uk%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F08%2FEconomic-Social-Impacts-of-Englands-Cathedrals-2019.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RhjXu55btCQQQtdydo6Wuj5KLh2fyMDsXLvPGTeCchU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Economic Social Impacts of England’s Cathedrals</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2022 16:38:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1541733

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to plan for long-term maintenance of its churches and cathedrals.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	86477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Cathedral and Church Buildings team of the National Church Institutions (NCIs) are working closely with the cathedrals and major churches of the Church of England to evaluate the overall maintenance work required. The Church Commissioners are providing £11million in funding for 2023-25 to support a new “Buildings for Mission” programme to provide support, through dioceses, to local parishes with the challenges they face in maintaining their church buildings</p><p><br> The Church is grateful to the Government for its support for cathedrals and major churches during the pandemic when the Culture Recovery Fund made over £60.6m available to 582 parishes and cathedrals. The Church advocates for the continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, worth up to £42m a year, until a suitable alternative can be found. The NCIs are working closely with Government, heritage partners and philanthropic funders, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund in response to its recent strategic review.</p><p>The Church awaits the response of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the recommendations made by the Government’s independent review led by Bernard Taylor into the sustainability of Church buildings, which was published in 2017: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fenglish-churches-and-cathedrals-sustainability-review&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=maaByfo%2Fqp%2F2%2F3X4dKQBfCAoajSbpYW9nZZYukP821I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/english-churches-and-cathedrals-sustainability-review</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2022 16:28:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1541734

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Tree Planting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church is taking steps to plant more trees on its land in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	86478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>During 2021 the Church Commissioners planted approximately 2 million trees across their land holdings. In 2021 the Commissioners also purchased land in Wales with the intention of establishing a new woodland of c.85,000 new trees (subject to the grant of planting permissions). <br> <br>Across the land portfolio the Commissioners have conducted numerous woodland reviews assessing opportunities for new planting schemes, creating wildlife corridors. Via the implementation of environmental land management schemes farm tenants are planting more hedgerows and the Commissioners are encouraging the inclusion of in-hedge trees.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 13:10:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1541735

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Families and Marriage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to help support (a) family relationships, (b) parenting and (c) marriage.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	86479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Families and Households is considering all aspects of this subject and will publish its report in early 2023. The Church of England’s support for families, parenting and marriage comes in many forms. Parishes offer:</p><ul><li>early years groups and children’s clubs to support child development and provide parental support.</li><li>counselling and social support for those in need, such as work with foodbanks, credit unions and Citizens Advice to reduce the pressures of financial difficulty on relationships.</li><li>marriage guidance for couples wishing to marry, prior to the ceremony.</li><li>work with organisations such as Relate to offer relationship advice and support or counselling.</li><li>tackling loneliness in the young and old, by visiting people in care homes and hospitals, and by providing spaces for groups, clubs and societies to meet.</li></ul><p>Nationally the Church of England provides resources to clergy and couples considering marriage through the ‘Your Church Wedding’ website: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Flife-events%2Fyour-church-wedding&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QXlmQ4lbIyUFW6AxBSPYSH6HIeiZU8JGbPoEyyhc41M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/life-events/your-church-wedding</a> This gives advice for couples at all stages of marriage preparation.</p><p>Marrying in the local church remains one of the most cost-effective ways of having a relationship recognised in law and costs around £550 (approved by Parliament). This fee can be reduced for pastoral reasons at the discretion of the local Incumbent.</p><p>The National Churches Trust report ‘House for Good’ has updated its estimates of the contribution of churches to their local community. The report estimates the national value of the Church’s work on counselling and mental health support at over £4.5million, work with youth groups and young people at an additional £1.8million, support with food and foodbanks at £36million and drug and alcohol support at £0.5million. The full update is available here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalchurchestrust.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FGADS1597%2520%25E2%2580%2593%2520NCT%2520House%2520of%2520Good%25202021%2520V7%2520SINGLE-PAGES.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7C48e65cae22764956585608dad4764324%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638055902296224039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZGx%2B6i71KBrdbn5aNBx0uiYl4Iv9%2FFDgdmdOrRXUoFU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">House of Good 2021</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2022 16:31:12 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1541078

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Land Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to use environmentally=friendly farming methods in its agricultural land.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	83623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners encourage existing farm tenants to adopt environmentally friendly farming practices across all their agricultural land. Throughout the year the Commissioners’ asset managers and agents have conducted meetings with their existing agricultural tenants to discuss various environmental opportunities, including hedgerow improvements, benefits of cover crops and other regenerative farming practices.</p><p>When re-letting farmland on the open market the Church Commissioners emphasise their net-zero ambitions and seek out tenants who adopt nature-friendly farming methods, via a vigorous tender process, farm letting particulars and updated farm business tenancies. The new tenancies include soil improvement clauses and requirements for landlord and tenant to work collaboratively on conducting carbon audits and environmental improvements such as hedgerow planting.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 13:04:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1541079

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to promote environmental, social and governance leadership in its investments.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	83624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners Responsible Investment Team regularly engages with the companies in which they invest on environmental and social issues, and good governance. The Church Commissioners’ Stewardship report 2021 contains examples of work on impact investment, respect for the planet and respect for people: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frc.org.uk%2Fgetattachment%2F8e8fdb87-6c32-4bf3-b549-e8209db00976%2FThe-Church-Commissioners-for-England_Stewardship-report-2020.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cfb97f2dc91344c367f8808dac72341de%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638041253257766971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PZr5WKgVt1ZOeqAh5Vcshnd9flyHcy0nqy%2B9Y0zp19Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.frc.org.uk/getattachment/8e8fdb87-6c32-4bf3-b549-e8209db00976/The-Church-Commissioners-for-England_Stewardship-report-2020.pdf</a> The Commissioners are signatory members of the Financial Reporting Council, which has approved the report. <br> <br> The Church Commissioners and other global investors are also acting to eliminate commodity-driven deforestation from their investment portfolios to drive progress towards a net zero, nature-positive economy. These investors make up the Finance Sector Deforestation Action (FSDA). Details can be found here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fmedia-and-news%2Fpress-releases%2Fchurch-commissioners-and-other-investors-tackle-commodity-driven&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cfb97f2dc91344c367f8808dac72341de%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638041253257766971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DwiJwYtHWiJEJ1C01Zo2I0DMyxTyGqnq0gfG7HO9O54%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/church-commissioners-and-other-investors-tackle-commodity-driven</a></p><p>More information about the Church Commissioners' work in responsible investment can be seen here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/church-commissioners-england/how-we-invest/responsible-investment-1" target="_blank">Responsible Investment | The Church of England</a></p><p /> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/11/2022 17:28:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1540519

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England: Land Use
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the church has taken recent steps to provide affordable and sustainable housing on its land.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	82302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Church Commissioners are currently promoting land for approximately 30,000 new homes across England. Approximately 30% of these new homes will be classed as affordable. The Commissioners aim is to deliver high-quality new homes and employment opportunities within sustainable communities which support and enhance their local surroundings.</p><p>The Commissioners have recently appointed an Affordable Housing Asset Manager to increase the delivery of affordable housing across the portfolio, and have recently collaborated with a Housing Association to deliver ten affordable homes and three bungalows in a rural community known as Shepherdswell, near Dover in Kent.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 13:06:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539975

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Churches: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the church commissioners have taken to help support parishes that are replacing (a) gas and (b) oil central heating equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	80703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Church of England’s Environment Programme has produced guidance for churches that are reviewing their heating, and webinars for advice, which can be seen at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fresources%2Fchurchcare%2Fadvice-and-guidance-church-buildings%2Fheating&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cada9319b03964259788408daccb24c2e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638047365361442317%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Gj%2BEdtOS8pc7SIJeKTbuW7o%2FtxI4wP%2FzRLJxHpFfoTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Heating | The Church of England</a> &amp; <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.churchofengland.org%2Fabout%2Fenvironment-and-climate-change%2Fwebinars-getting-net-zero-carbon&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Cada9319b03964259788408daccb24c2e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638047365361442317%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ED8Rpe0OfGV9oucufF5z0r7C3sUK1MLZ1qyJDGdp9bM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Webinars on getting to net zero carbon | The Church of England</a></p><p>The Church Commissioners intend to distribute £1.2 billion between 2023 and 2025, up 30% from £930 million in the current three-year period, to support the Church’s mission and ministry, including through parishes across England. The core of the extra funding will be channelled into the revitalisation of parish and local ministry and go some way to continue enabling local parishes to serve their communities and the whole nation. The distributions will help fund dioceses’ plans by reaching more young and disadvantaged people, addressing issues of racial justice, and radically cutting the Church’s carbon footprint. By providing help for net zero programmes, and access to experts in renewable heating advice, parishes will be helped with their plans to replace gas and oil heating systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 13:02:38 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539976

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Christianity: Nigeria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle (a) violence against and (b) the abduction of Christians in Nigeria in the last 18 months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	80704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Bishops and officials of the Church of England regularly engage with Ministers and officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a range of thematic and geographic concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief, which include the human rights situation in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. Bishops in the House of Lords regularly raise concerns about the same through questions to Government. Details of these can be seen at:</p><p>Nigeria: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fnigeria%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rDDECckrNM83i%2BCNIOpm%2BMsb4bF7Z6DGRn8AxXchEH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nigeria – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F%3Fs%3DCongo&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iyiDcEekae0YmKzh7Te%2Fo1CKabbeJuvVbUyDN9TwWeM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>China: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fchina%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BR%2Bgl8hyphPWo7GSJnvVeihn6%2Blcgh%2BYffZzqaDJUro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">China – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)<p><p></a>Most recently on 17th November the Bishop of St Albans led a debate in the House of Lords on allegations of human rights abuses in China.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 80705 80706 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:59:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539977

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Christianity: Democratic Republic of Congo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church Commissioners have had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on taking steps to help tackle violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	80705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Bishops and officials of the Church of England regularly engage with Ministers and officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a range of thematic and geographic concerns regarding freedom of religion or belief, which include the human rights situation in China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria. Bishops in the House of Lords regularly raise concerns about the same through questions to Government. Details of these can be seen at:</p><p>Nigeria: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fnigeria%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rDDECckrNM83i%2BCNIOpm%2BMsb4bF7Z6DGRn8AxXchEH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Nigeria – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>Democratic Republic of Congo: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2F%3Fs%3DCongo&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iyiDcEekae0YmKzh7Te%2Fo1CKabbeJuvVbUyDN9TwWeM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank"> The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)</a></p><p>China: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchurchinparliament.org%2Ftag%2Fchina%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Crichard.chapman%40churchofengland.org%7Ce6a0002e28664cb9ecf108dac3fcad6e%7C95e2463b3ab047b49ac1587c77ee84f0%7C0%7C0%7C638037788155639816%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BR%2Bgl8hyphPWo7GSJnvVeihn6%2Blcgh%2BYffZzqaDJUro%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">China – The Church of England in Parliament (churchinparliament.org)<p><p></a>Most recently on 17th November the Bishop of St Albans led a debate in the House of Lords on allegations of human rights abuses in China.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 80704 80706 question first answered 01/12/2022 12:59:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon