Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Anna Dixon and Emma Lewell

Thursday 15th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Anna Dixon (Shipley) (Lab)]

6. What assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on end-of-life ministry.

[Emma Lewell (South Shields) (Lab)]

10. What assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on end-of-life ministry.

[Marsha De Cordova]

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is still being debated in the other place. What it will look like is yet to be decided. The Church anticipates that there will be considerable impact on the end-of-life ministry, pastoral support and bereavement counselling offered by its chaplains and clergy.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Anna Dixon and Emma Lewell

Thursday 28th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Anna Dixon (Shipley) (Lab)]

5. What steps the Church is taking to support people that are housebound due to a disability.

[Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (Lab)]

7. What steps the Church is taking to support people that are housebound due to a disability.

[Marsha De Cordova]

I welcome the timely questions from my hon. Friends as we are in the middle of Disability History Month. The Church has started a project to support local parishes to adapt their buildings to make our churches more accessible. It includes standardising signage to make accessibility obvious, training for church leaders and staff, and a grant scheme for adaptations. The Church also continues to develop worship and educational resources, which are available nationally to people who are housebound and their carers.