Question follow-through · 68258

Religious Practice

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rites of deliverances have been carried under Church of England deliverance ministry guidance in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were children.

answeredChurch Commissioners

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Answering body
Church Commissioners
Tabled
15 Jul 2025
Target answer date
17 Jul 2025
Answer
7 Aug 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rites of deliverances have been carried under Church of England deliverance ministry guidance in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were children.

  2. 17 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Aug 2025

    Answer published

    This is not a matter for the National Church Institutions and no data or records on numbers or type of deliverance ministry cases are held centrally. The House of Bishops determines Guidelines for Deliverance Ministry and oversees resources and training f...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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