36007
2007-08
1721
Christian Churches And Public Services
Frank Field
2008-06-09
That this House welcomes the publication of Moral, But No Compass: Church, Government and the Future of Welfare, by Francis Davis, Elizabeth Paulhus et al of the Von Hugel Institute, Cambridge University, the results of research undertaken with the blessing of the Archbishop's Council of the Church of England and with the support of the House of Bishops; notes that it records an absence of an adequate evidence base on the part of the Government and departments of state when it comes to understanding the civic contribution of the Christian churches in the UK; notes an under-estimation of the total number of faith-based charities on the part of the Charity Commission; acknowledges the pioneering contribution made by Christian churches to social innovations in services and initiatives on housing, alcohol dependency, poverty alleviation, education, criminal justice, community participation and health and well-being as well as rural and urban social cohesion and economic development; notes that the research draws on interviews with Ministers and shadow ministers, senior civil servants and voluntary sector leaders as well as several Members of both Houses; congratulates the Right Reverend Stephen Lowe, National Bishop for Urban Life, for initiating this work; calls for fresh and high level discussions within the Civil Service and with, and between Ministers on measures to help the UK harness this under-recognised faith-based contribution to the life of the UK; and calls on British embassies and consulates-general to share the report with other EU and Commonwealth countries as an example of good British practice.
Charities
Community care
Religion and faith communities
Voluntary organisations
Frank Field
2008-06-09
Proposed
Birkenhead
Labour
Bob Russell
2008-06-09
Seconded
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Robert Key
2008-06-10
Seconded
Salisbury
Conservative
Mike Hancock
2008-06-10
Seconded
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
David Taylor
2008-06-10
Seconded
North West Leicestershire
Labour
Colin Breed
2008-06-10
Seconded
South East Cornwall
Liberal Democrat
Lindsay Hoyle
2008-06-10
Signed
Chorley
Labour
Alan Meale
2008-06-10
Signed
Mansfield
Labour
Greg Clark
2008-06-10
Signed
Tunbridge Wells
Conservative
Peter Luff
2008-06-11
Signed
Mid Worcestershire
Conservative
Vincent Cable
2008-06-11
Signed
Twickenham
Liberal Democrat
David Drew
2008-06-11
Signed
Stroud
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2008-06-11
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
David Laws
2008-06-12
Signed
Yeovil
Liberal Democrat
Brian Jenkins
2008-06-12
Signed
Tamworth
Labour
Paul Rowen
2008-06-16
Signed
Rochdale
Liberal Democrat
David Kidney
2008-06-17
Signed
Stafford
Labour
Alasdair McDonnell
2008-06-17
Signed
Belfast South
Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Pugh
2008-06-18
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
John Horam
2008-06-19
Signed
Orpington
Conservative
Jim Dobbin
2008-06-19
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
Ann Cryer
2008-06-20
Signed
Keighley
Labour
Andrew Stunell
2008-06-23
Signed
Hazel Grove
Liberal Democrat
Edward Leigh
2008-06-25
Signed
Gainsborough
Conservative
John Battle
2008-06-25
Signed
Leeds West
Labour
Stephen Crabb
2008-06-25
Signed
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Conservative
Malcolm Moss
2008-06-26
Signed
North East Cambridgeshire
Conservative
John Hemming
2008-07-08
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Norman Lamb
2008-07-09
Signed
North Norfolk
Liberal Democrat