Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 7 May 2009.
On the human resources department's page on the Church of England's website, the first stated objective refers to the
"development of a diverse workforce and a fair and just workplace".
How can we allow a position in which we constantly experience delays in relation to women bishops? We cannot have a fair and just workplace when really talented women who could successfully fill those jobs are being denied the opportunity to do so, and it is certainly not a diverse work force when we have an all-male bishopric.