Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Butcher (Conservative), on Tuesday, 5 July 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN BIRMINGHAM

That this House notes with sadness the failure of the Church of England in Birmingham to attract more than two per cent. of the city's population to its churches on a Sunday and that the management of the Birmingham Diocese has failed to reverse the decline of the church in Birmingham inner city; regrets that the church has been marginalised at a time when its influence in spiritual and moral matters is sorely needed; and concludes that the Bishop of Birmingham's authority to speak out on public issues would be greatly enhanced if, instead of supervising decline, he was able to demonstrate that by saving more souls and filling more churches he had restored the Anglican Church in Birmingham to its rightful place as a leading influence in the day-to-day lives of the citizens of Birmingham.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1442 

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Church of England Churches Birmingham Attendance

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk