Sep. 26 2024
Source Page: NIO minister Fleur Anderson praises community resilience after visiting arson attack ChurchFound: The Northern Ireland Office minister Fleur Anderson has visited the Church of the Holy Name in Greenisland
Mentions:
1: None It is a house that sings praises to God and a place for learning and discovering the holy scriptures - Speech Link
Sep. 16 2024
Source Page: UK Bishopric of the Forces lead Apostolat Militaire InternationalFound: The Secretary General of the AMI also plays an important role advising the Holy See on military and conflict
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which religious leaders she has met as Secretary of State.
Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The Deputy Prime Minister has held introductory meetings with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev and Rt Hon Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, and the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Sir Ephraim Mirvis KBE.
The Faith Minister, Lord Khan, chaired a roundtable with Muslim leaders on 8 August, and held a roundtable with interfaith practitioners on 9 August. He has met faith and community leaders following his visit to Southport and the North East on 21 August. Lord Khan has also met Pope Francis as part of an official visit to the Holy See. Visits to places of worship to meet the country’s faith communities will be carried out over the coming months.
On 10 September, Lord Khan chaired an introductory roundtable event with key faith and belief stakeholders to mark his appointment as Minister for Faith. The meeting was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister. The roundtable was attended by representatives from the following faiths and beliefs; Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, the Baháʼí Faith and Humanism. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Faith, Communities and Resettlement are committed to continuing to engage with Faith and Belief groups and will continue to do so.
Oct. 11 2011
Source Page: Table showing the numbers of EU and non-EU domiciled enrolments by country of domicile in English higher education institutions, for the academic years 2005/06 to 2009/10. 12 p.Found: Islands0.00.010.020.010.0Uruguay25.030.040.035.035.0Uzbekistan110.0100.0110.0135.0155.0Vanuatu0.00.00.00.00.0Vatican City [Holy
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the scale of destruction of religious heritage as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets. We want to see Israel using all possible measures to protect the sanctity of holy sites. The UK is a strong supporter of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and calls for places of worship to be respected.
Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help support (a) civilians and (b) faith groups observe Ramadan in Gaza.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The UK is a strong supporter of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and calls for places of worship to be respected. We want Israel to use all possible measures to protect the sanctity of holy sites. We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets.
Palestinian civilians are facing a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. We are working with partners to help get aid in as quickly as possible by land, sea and air. We also continue to call for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.
Mentions:
1: Liz Twist (Lab - Blaydon) The Church of the Holy Cross, on which building started in 1220, is a real asset to our community and - Speech Link
2: Felicity Buchan (Con - Kensington) We are in the holy month of Ramadan, and I was privileged to attend an iftar at al-Manaar mosque in my - Speech Link
3: Felicity Buchan (Con - Kensington) It was a great delight to see my hon. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) The Government do not see it as a retrograde step and I do not accept the description that the noble - Speech Link
2: Lord Baker of Dorking (Con - Life peer) Indeed, I went to such a school myself during the war; my primary school was Holy Trinity in Southport - Speech Link
3: Baroness Barran (Con - Life peer) We are very pleased to see the volume of activity that faith schools undertake with other faith schools - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) points that my noble friend the Foreign Secretary has outlined, but I will be pleased to meet her to see - Speech Link
2: Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp - Bishops) Will the Minister say what assessment has been made of the impact of these proposals on the Christian holy - Speech Link