Results 1-16 of 16 for speaker:the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Older People: Their Place and Contribution in Society — Motion to Take Note (14 December 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, as so many have said, I am grateful to the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for securing this take note debate. In this, his last appearance in your Lordships' House as Archbishop, it is right that I express before your Lordships from these Benches the very highest appreciation of his ministry over these past 10 years. We in the House of Bishops have been blessed-a...

Piracy — Question for Short Debate (24 October 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I should like to echo the gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for introducing this debate at this time. It has been heartening to hear about the reduction in the rates of piracy and also what needs to be done to establish the long-term solution to this awful modern scourge. However, I feel it incumbent on me to remind the House again of the human cost to the crews of those...

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules — Motion of Regret (23 October 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I do not mean to detain the House for long, but I would like to echo some of the concerns that have been mentioned today, particularly on the inflexibility of the income test. Looking at what is laid before us -a specified gross annual income of at least £18,600, an additional £3,800 for the first child and an additional £2,400 for each additional child-a clergy...

UK Border Agency: Visa Applications — Question (19 June 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: Is the Minister aware of an anxiety from the churches at the present time about African Christians responding to invitations to enter this country? It seems that a new economic test is being applied to them. Able, well qualified Africans are being invited to conferences in this country and endorsed even by bishops and the Archbishop of Canterbury, but are being turned down because their...

Food Security Policy — Motion to Take Note (24 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I echo many in this House who have expressed appreciation to the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, for introducing this debate. We have heard how fortunate we are to live in the United Kingdom, where there is food and safe water for the majority. I say the majority, but an increasing number of food banks are operating in the United Kingdom, often through the churches and faith...

Entrepreneurship Opportunities — Question (24 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I am sure the Minister is aware that there have been some very welcome investments in the school for entrepreneurs, the Enterprise Academy and the work at Suffolk One sixth-form college in Ipswich. However, these sit alongside a disturbing and rising figure for young people not in education, employment or training. Does the Minister agree that, if more investment were put into such...

Asylum Seekers: Children — Question (23 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, many in this House will recall a significant debate about the development of children in their early years. Will part of this review help us to understand whether the rates of support for children in asylum-seeking families mean that they are indeed developing emotionally, socially and physically in a way that will prevent a lot of trouble later in life?

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL] — Second Reading (22 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, my colleague the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Wakefield was very much hoping to speak in this debate but is unavoidably detained elsewhere. I know he will hope to speak at later stages. However, as I come from a rural diocese I found only too familiar the stories that he told me about the situation in the part of Yorkshire covered by his diocese and his concerns, which go...

Disability: Black and Minority-ethnic Disabled People — Question (22 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: The Scope report highlights certain difficulties that migrants have in accessing services, with that of language among them. Are there any plans for the Government to review the provision of translation services through social services?

Arms Trade Treaty — Question (21 May 2012)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, we have long been supportive of a robust attitude to such a treaty. Can the Minister offer any advice as to whether the Government are able to help and support some of those fragile nations which are emerging from conflict or are still in conflict to be able to take part fully in these negotiations? They have so much to gain from a robust treaty.

Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (25 November 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, from these Benches I warmly thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, for bringing this Bill. Many times within the course of Christian ministry in this country you come across the very distressing scenes of people in extremes of mental ill health. A number of times in parishes that I had in the north-east I saw people within the parish who were sectioned. And I saw them recover. It is...

Human Trafficking (Further Provisions and Support for Victims) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (25 November 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, from these Benches, I offer our congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord McColl, and thank him very much for bringing this timely and urgent Bill to our attention. It is ironic, coming from a diocese where Clarkson, one of Wilberforce's companions, is buried in the churchyard just outside Ipswich, that 180 years later we are having to debate again in this House slavery, which is what...

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Second Reading (21 November 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, Members on these Benches, like many noble Lords who spoke, have many serious questions about the legal aid provisions in Parts 1 and 2, but broadly welcome the sentencing provisions in Part 3, particularly the ending of IPP sentences. I recently spoke to a Crown Court judge who had not used to such a sentence for more than two years, and had found them very unsatisfactory before...

Remembrance Day — Motion to Take Note (10 November 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I would very much like to affirm from these Benches our support for what is expressed in the Motion put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Selkirk. I, too, congratulate him on the way in which he introduced the debate. From these Benches, we are particularly conscious of all that is implied about the debt that we owe to the fallen, because the Church of England and the other churches...

Armed Forces Bill: Report (4 October 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, my colleague the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Wakefield has been involved in the efforts to add strength to this part of the Bill, and his name appears on the amendment paper as supporting this amendment. Unfortunately, he is unable to be present today because of duties within his diocese. I am here to speak on his behalf from these Benches. Having heard what other noble...

Armed Forces Bill: Second Reading (6 July 2011)

The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich: My Lords, I am pleased to participate from this Bench on Second Reading of an important Bill, not least because in my diocese, which covers the county of Suffolk, there are many military units and, in the three years I have been there, I have witnessed several homecoming parades and several church services in my cathedral. The most poignant aspect of these returns is seeing the injured. They...