Information between 9th June 2025 - 9th July 2025
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Division Votes |
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11 Jun 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bishop of Southwark voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Bishops No votes vs 0 Bishops Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 265 Noes - 161 |
11 Jun 2025 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Lord Bishop of Southwark voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 1 Bishops Aye votes vs 0 Bishops No votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 129 |
Speeches |
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Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Conflict in the Middle East
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (194 words) Monday 16th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Winter Fuel Payment
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (61 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Craft Industry: Support
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (550 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Holocaust Memorial Bill
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (178 words) Report stage part one Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Winter Fuel Payment
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (77 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Social Care and Special Education Charities: Employer National Insurance Contributions
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 1 speech (58 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury |
Lord Bishop of Southwark speeches from: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Lord Bishop of Southwark contributed 2 speeches (161 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House |
Written Answers |
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Cultural Heritage: Syria
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Friday 20th June 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to curb the sale of looted antiquities from Syria on the international market. Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government is committed to preventing the sale of looted antiquities. Through our International Cultural Heritage Protection programme, we work closely with international partners, including the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), Blue Shield International and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on projects to prevent the trafficking and sale of looted antiquities, including those from Syria. We have a range of provisions in international and domestic UK law, including criminal offences, to protect cultural objects from unlawful removal and illicit trade. UK authorities work with the UK art market and online selling platforms, such as eBay, to combat the sale of stolen and looted cultural objects. The Government encourages anyone who believes that a cultural object has been stolen or looted to raise it with the appropriate authorities.
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Turkey: Christianity
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Friday 20th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report of the European Parliament A-10-0067/2025 on the 2023 & 2024 Commission on Türkiye and the subsequent motion of 6 May, in particular paragraph 25 of the report where the parliament calls for Turkey to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians; recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of Ecumenical Patriarch; and protect the value of UNESCO World Heritage sites the Hagia Sophia and Chora Museum. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The UK calls on Turkey, as a founding member of the Council of Europe, to uphold the rights of all religious groups in Turkey as enshrined within the Turkish constitution and to implement the recommendations of the Venice Commission and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights. Decisions on the status of Hagia Sophia are a sovereign matter for Turkey. However, the Government expects Hagia Sophia and the Chora Museum, as part of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site, to remain accessible to all and that their cultural and religious significance be preserved. We welcome assurances by the Turkish Government that the Hagia Sophia will remain open to people of all faiths and nationalities. The UK continues to work closely with UNESCO, its advisory bodies and partner governments, including Turkey, to promote the highest standards of heritage protection. This will ensure designated sites are protected effectively for the whole of humanity and for future generations. |
BBC World Service
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Tuesday 24th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the BBC World Service on (1) global projection of the UK, and (2) global access to news reporting. Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development) The Government highly values the BBC World Service and its role promoting the national interest, supporting our security and reflecting our culture and values to the world. According to a 2025 survey conducted for the BBC by the independent polling company, Tapestry, the BBC is a leader in driving favourable impressions of the UK and is the country's most recognised cultural export internationally. BBC users around the world are more likely to invest in the UK than non-users (73 per cent of BBC users intend to invest in the UK in the future compared with 51 per cent of non-users). The World Service provides impartial, accurate news to a global audience of 320 million, 73 per cent in countries with low/no media freedom. For example: Iran (13.5 million weekly reach), Russia, (2.24 million weekly reach) and Afghanistan (4.9 million weekly reach). It remains the world's most trusted international news service. |
Egypt: Religious Orders
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt concerning the ruling of the Ismailia Court of Appeal on 27 May on the world’s oldest continuous Christian monastery at St Catherine, Sinai, regarding the ownership of the site and of the surrounding area. Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK Government recognises St Catherine's Monastery's historical and religious importance and tracks this long-standing land ownership dispute. Our Embassy in Cairo participated in discussions with the Egyptian government on this issue on Friday 30 May. We will continue to monitor developments and engage on issues of heritage protection and religious freedoms. |
Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet members of Save the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem; and what support, if any, they are providing to the campaign of preventing the takeover of Armenian property in the Old City of Jerusalem. Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK recognises that Jerusalem holds particular significance for many groups around the globe, especially the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It has been the position of the UK Government since 1967 that the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) are not lawfully part of the State of Israel. In line with relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. His Majesty's Government continue to support the cultural presence and identity in East Jerusalem. Officials at our Consulate General in Jerusalem regularly meet with members of the Christian community and Churches in Jerusalem, including the Armenian Patriarchate, to understand the impact of issues affecting their community. |
Jerusalem: Cultural Heritage
Asked by: Lord Bishop of Southwark (Bishops - Bishops) Tuesday 17th June 2025 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to ensure there are no changes to the shape of the Armenian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem that would be illegal. Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) The UK recognises that Jerusalem holds particular significance for many groups around the globe, especially the three Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. It has been the position of the UK Government since 1967 that the Occupied Palestinian Territories (West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) are not lawfully part of the State of Israel. In line with relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. His Majesty's Government continue to support the cultural presence and identity in East Jerusalem. Officials at our Consulate General in Jerusalem regularly meet with members of the Christian community and Churches in Jerusalem, including the Armenian Patriarchate, to understand the impact of issues affecting their community. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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House of Lords
1 speech (1 words) Friday 13th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
House of Lords
1 speech (1 words) Thursday 12th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
House of Lords
1 speech (1 words) Wednesday 11th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
House of Lords
1 speech (1 words) Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |
House of Lords
1 speech (1 words) Monday 9th June 2025 - Lords Chamber |