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Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Hunting Act (21 Feb 2005)

Mr Stuart Bell: The Commissioners expect their tenants to obey the law and would not condone any breach of the hunting ban. Any such breach would be a matter for the police.

Written Answers — Church Commissioners: Hunting With Dogs (22 Jul 2002)

Mr Stuart Bell: The Church Commissioners have made no contribution to the current DEFRA consultation on hunting with dogs, but I understand that other bodies within the Church of England are looking at this issue from an ethical or theological point of view.

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Hunting (25 Mar 2002)

Mr Stuart Bell: The position of the Church Commissioners is that our long-standing policy on foxhunting is to allow our tenants to follow their consciences in deciding whether to allow hunts on the land that we entrust to their care.

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Hunting (11 Dec 2000)

Mr Stuart Bell: The commissioners have no plans to review their policy on hunting on their land and will continue to allow tenants to decide for themselves whether to allow hunts on the land they rent from them.

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Hunting (11 Dec 2000)

Mr Stuart Bell: I am not entirely sure that there is a deafening silence, given that I have just responded to my hon. Friend. As I told him on 8 May, there is not a single viewpoint on hunting within the Church and the commissioners feel that it is right that tenants should be able to make their own decisions. The Church has noticed that, coming up fast on the starboard side, there is a vote next Monday. The...

Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners: Farming Industry (10 Jul 2000)

Mr Stuart Bell: I am giving the answer. Perhaps my hon. Friend wishes to answer the question himself. We have studied the Burns report and we have no policy changes in mind. Our long-standing policy on fox hunting is that we allow our tenants to follow their consciences in deciding whether to allow hunts on the land that we let to them.

Oral Answers to Questions — Hunting With Hounds (8 May 2000)

Mr Stuart Bell: The Commissioners' long-standing policy is that we allow our tenants to decide for themselves whether to allow hunts on the land which they rent from us.

Oral Answers to Questions — Hunting With Hounds (8 May 2000)

Mr Stuart Bell: ...' respect. However, we have existing tenancies that may not be altered unilaterally. Although it may be possible to make provisions on the matter in new tenancies, enforcement of a ban on hunting would be difficult and could undermine our relationships with tenants.

New clause 7: Use of Video Recordings in Criminal Proceedings About Sexual Offences Against Children (20 Jun 1988)

Mr Stuart Bell: ...) for joining us. I read with interest his speeches on these matters in Committee. He urged caution. I have often referred to the Cleveland child abuse crisis in relation to the Salem witch-hunts of 1692, when innocent people were obliged not only to defend their innocence but to prove it before the people of Salem. Nineteen members of the Salem community were hanged by law and one pressed...