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Written Question
Israel: Bedouin
Monday 29th October 2018

Asked by: Earl of Selborne (Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or plan to make, to the government of Israel concerning the imminent destruction of the West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

At Prime Minister’s Questions on 17 October, the Prime Minister reiterated the UK’s strong opposition to Israel’s proposed demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and called on Israel not to go ahead with its plan to demolish the village. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa last raised our concerns about the proposed demolition with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 11 October, and the UK's Ambassador to Israel last raised the issue with the Israeli authorities on 3 October.


Written Question
Cathedrals: Repairs and Maintenance
Friday 25th May 2018

Asked by: Earl of Selborne (Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ashton of Hyde on 14 May (HL Deb, col 412), what are the 57 cathedrals; and how much funding was allotted to each cathedral from the First World War fund.

Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde

The 57 Church of England and Catholic Cathedrals awarded grants under the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund are:

Cathedrals

Total awarded

Cathedrals

Total awarded

Cathedrals

Total awarded

Arundel RC

£181,929

Lichfield

£1,490,000

Southwark

£837,765

Birmingham

£498,927

Lincoln

£1,225,000

Southwark RC

£552,000

Birmingham RC

£227,000

Liverpool

£1,035,000

Southwell

£586,000

Blackburn

£587,701

Liverpool RC*

£753,541

St Albans

£667,610

Bradford

£686,502

Manchester

£725,000

St Edmundsbury

£650,000

Bristol

£214,000

Newcastle

£161,786

St Pauls

£280,000

Canterbury

£400,000

Newcastle RC

£167,887

Truro

£1,050,000

Carlisle

£575,000

Northampton RC

£35,000

Wakefield

£746,934

Chelmsford

£526,822

Norwich

£748,730

Wells

£606,802

Chester

£794,752

Norwich RC

£189,900

Westminster RC

£690,000

Chichester

£650,000

Nottingham RC

£330,000

Winchester

£1,000,000

Clifton RC

£1,400,000

Peterborough

£738,061

Worcester

£876,750

Coventry

£1,266,629

Plymouth RC

£1,142,496

York Minster

£800,000

Derby

£1,393,039

Portsmouth

£952,836

Durham

£1,167,651

Portsmouth RC

£79,800

Ely

£1,192,060

Ripon

£783,788

Exeter

£852,547

Rochester

£823,592

Gloucester

£956,040

Salford RC

£553,000

Guildford

£962,204

Salisbury

£1,135,000

Hereford

£920,000

Sheffield

£545,077

Lancaster RC

£12,870

Sheffield RC

£490,328

Leicester

£433,775

Shrewsbury RC

£530,866

* Roman Catholic