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Parliamentary Debates
Easter and Christian Culture 44 speeches (14,189 words) Thursday 21st March 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Nick Fletcher (Con - Don Valley) The message is spreading like wildfire across Doncaster, which is wonderful to see.I also thank the Christians - Link to Speech
Inter Faith Network Closure 27 speeches (2,544 words) Thursday 22nd February 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) I declare an interest: I am an active member of Christians in Parliament and a former parliamentary churchwarden - Link to Speech
Christianity in Society 38 speeches (10,166 words) Thursday 30th March 2023 - Westminster Hall Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Mentions: 1: Nick Fletcher (CON - Don Valley) Congleton (Fiona Bruce), both for her continued support and for sharing her story of faith.The fantastic Christians - Link to Speech
Oral Answers to Questions 136 speeches (8,958 words) Tuesday 26th April 2022 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) Thank you for your tolerance of me this morning, Mr Speaker.Will the Minister meet the Christians in - Link to Speech 2: Vicky Ford (CON - Chelmsford) I would be very happy, as a Christian, to meet the Christians in Parliament and to meet other faith groups - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 5th December 2023 Oral Evidence - 2023-12-05 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: We have an extremely active Christians in Parliament APPG, which I know is hugely supportive.
Tuesday 14th March 2023 Oral Evidence - 2023-03-14 16:15:00+00:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: I put the application out initially to the Christians in Parliament, and I basically got enough names
Monday 3rd August 2020 Written Evidence - Evangelical Alliance UK PSR0066 - Public services: lessons from coronavirus Public services: lessons from coronavirus - Public Services Committee Found: example), is around £3 billion each year.2 Likewise, the Faith in the Community report3 produced by the Christians
Thursday 11th June 2020 Written Evidence - Amnesty International UK UKI0031 - The UK and Iran The UK and Iran - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: practising their faith, with some receiving sentences of up to 15 years in prison.189)In 2016, the Christians
Thursday 23rd April 2020 Written Evidence - Evangelical Alliance UK COV0020 - The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications The Government’s response to Covid-19: human rights implications - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: , for example), is around £3 billion each year.2 The Faith in the Community report3 produced by the Christians

Written Answers
Church of England Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter) Tuesday 14th February 2023 Question To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what meetings he has held in his capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner with (a) evangelical groups and (b) groups representing other traditions in the Church of England in the last 12 months. Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner In the twelve month period since February 2022 I have met with representatives of the groups listed below. This is in addition to the large number of regular meetings I have held with the National Church Institutions boards, committees and officials, and with individual bishops, Government ministers, officials, and Members of Parliament 2022 1 March: Evangelical Alliance Freedom of Religious Belief Conference 31 March: Meeting with Anglican Communion Primates in Parliament 5 July: Chaired the annual Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast. More details at: 2022 Programme – Christians in Parliament 5 July: Meeting with representative of Anna Chaplaincy 5 July: Attended No.10 Downing Street reception on Freedom of Religion & Belief 3 August: Attended the Lambeth Day of The Lambeth Conference 7 November: Meeting with representatives of the CofE Evangelical Council 19 December: Meeting with Bishop Graham Tomlin, Centre for Cultural Witness 2023 18 January: Attended the launch of the Open Doors Watch List 30 January: Attended meeting between Archbishop of Canterbury and MPs/Peers supportive of same-sex marriage in the Church of England 8 February: Attended meeting of the Church of England General Synod

Written Answers

Church of England
Asked by: Ben Bradshaw (Labour - Exeter)
Tuesday 14th February 2023

Question

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what meetings he has held in his capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner with (a) evangelical groups and (b) groups representing other traditions in the Church of England in the last 12 months.

Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner

In the twelve month period since February 2022 I have met with representatives of the groups listed below. This is in addition to the large number of regular meetings I have held with the National Church Institutions boards, committees and officials, and with individual bishops, Government ministers, officials, and Members of Parliament

2022
1 March: Evangelical Alliance Freedom of Religious Belief Conference
31 March: Meeting with Anglican Communion Primates in Parliament
5 July: Chaired the annual Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast. More details at: 2022 Programme – Christians in Parliament
5 July: Meeting with representative of Anna Chaplaincy
5 July: Attended No.10 Downing Street reception on Freedom of Religion & Belief
3 August: Attended the Lambeth Day of The Lambeth Conference
7 November: Meeting with representatives of the CofE Evangelical Council
19 December: Meeting with Bishop Graham Tomlin, Centre for Cultural Witness

2023
18 January: Attended the launch of the Open Doors Watch List
30 January: Attended meeting between Archbishop of Canterbury and MPs/Peers supportive of same-sex marriage in the Church of England
8 February: Attended meeting of the Church of England General Synod

Parliamentary Research
Foetal Sentience Committee Bill [HL]: HL Bill 15 of 2023–24 - LLN-2024-0014 Mar. 18 2024 Found: All-Party Parliamentary Pro -Life Group ’, accessed 13 March 2024. 25 Humanists UK, ‘ Anti-choice Christians

Bill Documents
Mar. 18 2024 Foetal Sentience Committee Bill [HL]: HL Bill 15 Foetal Sentience Committee Bill [HL] 2023-24 Briefing papers Found: All-Party Parliamentary Pro -Life Group ’, accessed 13 March 2024. 25 Humanists UK, ‘ Anti-choice Christians

Tweets
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield) - @BarrySheerman 18 Mar 2023, 1:25 p.m. Sad to hear of Steve Baker’s mental health struggles he is very welcome to join us in Christians in Parliament we meet at 1pm on Tuesdays in the crypt. Link to Original Tweet
Christians in Parliament APPG - @CiPAPPG 17 Apr 2022, 9 a.m. Happy Easter from all of us at Christians in Parliament! Watch our Easter video from last year below #ARenewedHope #HappyEaster https://t.co/fYR0D3NUFE Link to Original Tweet
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield) - @BarrySheerman 2 Feb 2022, 9:03 p.m. Garry Streeter is an honourable & principled parliamentary colleague who takes an active part in our Christians in Parliament group it does not surprise me that he no longer supports Boris Johnson @BBCNews Link to Original Tweet