Lords motion to direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure be presented to His Majesty for the Royal Assent. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure be presented to His Majesty for the Royal Assent. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I shall speak also to the Abuse Redress Measure, which is also in my name on the Order Paper.

The Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure is in one sense just a tidying up of a small area of ecclesiastical law, but in a wider and more important way it...

My Lords, I shall speak also to the Abuse Redress Measure, which is also in my name on the Order Paper.

The Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure is in one sense just a tidying up of a small area of ecclesiastical law, but in a wider and more important way it...

My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester for bringing these two Measures to your Lordships’ House. I will address the Abuse Redress Measure first.

This is yet another Measure that we have recently discussed in the Ecclesiastical Committee—one of a number of crucial pieces of legislation...

My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Winchester for bringing these two Measures to your Lordships’ House. I will address the Abuse Redress Measure first.

This is yet another Measure that we have recently discussed in the Ecclesiastical Committee—one of a number of crucial pieces of legislation...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, because she said almost everything that I was going to say, which is always a great help. I am the chair of the Ecclesiastical Committee, which is a Joint Committee of both Houses, with 30 members. We found it...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, because she said almost everything that I was going to say, which is always a great help. I am the chair of the Ecclesiastical Committee, which is a Joint Committee of both Houses, with 30 members. We found it...

My Lords, we welcome this Measure to further enable the important work of Anglican chaplains to His Majesty’s Armed Forces.

Chaplains provide unique pastoral care and the 195 Anglican Armed Forces chaplains are there for the benefit of service men and women of all faiths and none. His Majesty’s loyal...

My Lords, we welcome this Measure to further enable the important work of Anglican chaplains to His Majesty’s Armed Forces.

Chaplains provide unique pastoral care and the 195 Anglican Armed Forces chaplains are there for the benefit of service men and women of all faiths and none. His Majesty’s loyal...

My Lords, I am grateful for the various points raised—I was going to say questions too, but I am not sure there were any. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, for her helpful summary and to her and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for their...

My Lords, I am grateful for the various points raised—I was going to say questions too, but I am not sure there were any. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, for her helpful summary and to her and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for their...

Lords motion to direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Abuse Redress Measure be presented to His Majesty for the Royal Assent. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to direct that, in accordance with the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, the Abuse Redress Measure be presented to His Majesty for the Royal Assent. Agreed to on question.

Motion that the Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454) and the Abuse Redress Measure (HC 1455) passed by the General Synod of the Church of England which was laid before this House on 11 November, be presented to His Majesty for his Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament. Agreed to on question.

Motion that the Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454) and the Abuse Redress Measure (HC 1455) passed by the General Synod of the Church of England which was laid before this House on 11 November, be presented to His Majesty for his Royal Assent in the form in which...

Ordered, that the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454), which was laid before this House on 11 November, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee and that the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Abuse Redress Measure (HC 1455), which was laid before this House on 11 November, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.

Ordered, that the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, entitled Armed Forces Chaplains (Licensing) Measure (HC 1454), which was laid before this House on 11 November, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee and that the Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church...