Mar. 02 2009
Source Page: House of Commons facilities time agreement, incorporating the Civil Service national Whitley Council revised agreement on facilities for indusrial-relations duties and trade union activities in the non-industrial Civil Service. 17 p.Found: House of Commons facilities time agreement, incorporating the Civil Service national Whitley Council
Correspondence Nov. 28 2023
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeFound: William Wragg MP Chair , Public Administration and Constitution Committee House of Commons Palace of
Asked by: Rupa Huq (Labour - Ealing Central and Acton)
Question
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches have been closed by the Church of England in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner
Between 2010 and 2019, 209 consecrated churches were formally closed, which amounted to just over 1%. Since the 1990s the rate of closure has remained steady at 20-25 per year out of a total of around 16,000 church buildings. It is important to note that new churches are also being built and that some congregations meet in other kinds of buildings.
More information can be found in the annual reports of the Church Commissioners, which are available in the House of Commons Library, or online here, in the sections for ‘Mission, Pastoral and Church Property’ or ‘Pastoral Administration’: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/church-commissioners-england/how-we-are-governed/publications
Churches are first and foremost places of worship. The 2017 Taylor Review into sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals ( https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/669667/Taylor_Review_Final.pdf ) found that the Government could also enable the church to serve local communities better by reviewing planning law around listed buildings, to enable Local Authorities to think more imaginatively about diversification and wider use. For over a decade the Church of England’s own ‘open and sustainable churches’ programme, has encouraged churches to consider partnering with a wide variety of community resources (e.g. post offices, village shops, children’s play areas, credit unions, foodbanks, co-working spaces) in sharing space: Sharing your building and finding partners | The Church of England
Correspondence Feb. 28 2024
Committee: Treasury Committee (Department: HM Treasury)Found: Lloyds, Santander, NatWest, Metro, Handelsbanken and Paragon, to the Chair, relating to the debanking of
Written Evidence Nov. 29 2023
Inquiry: The rights of older peopleFound: ROP0043 - The rights of older people Later Life Ambitions (LLA) Written Evidence
Mentions:
1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool, West Derby) Those good friends, and campaigners and trade unions right across the country, have been campaigning - Speech Link
2: Ian Lavery (Lab - Wansbeck) It is a simple as that.We can say what we want, but everyone in here, every MP in this House of Commons - Speech Link
3: Damian Hinds (Con - East Hampshire) The big factor has been the extension of protections under universal credit, which of course has happened - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) This week, I was delighted to welcome holocaust survivor Mala Tribich to the Commons, where she viewed - Speech Link
2: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) recent data from the Office for National Statistics and the Scottish Parliament Information Centre—the Commons - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) It is nice to see the SNP championing some good progress in Scotland and giving credit where it is due.With - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Credit card bills arrive and all sorts of things happen to add further stress to individuals. - Speech Link
5: Bob Blackman (Con - Harrow East) other unions were told there was no more money left. - Speech Link
Jan. 09 2024
Source Page: Report under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009: 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023Found: Report under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009: 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023
Mentions:
1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) a cost of living crisis.This evening, I stand before the House to draw attention to the state of disability - Speech Link
2: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) This January, the latest statistics from the House of Commons Library found that the most common main - Speech Link
3: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) Some of us have been calling for that report on the Floor of the House of Commons, but we have been denied - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) This word is often used, but it is good to have a champion on this side of the House. - Speech Link
5: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab - Lewisham, Deptford) In doing so, Labour will work with employers, trade unions and other stakeholders to support the wellbeing - Speech Link
Found: Students and the rising cost of living