Question follow-through · 81330
Bishops: Public Appointments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an equalities impact assessment of the provisions within the (a) Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 and (b) Jews Relief Act 1858 in the context of the appointment of bishops within the Church of Engl
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 13 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 21 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an equalities impact assessment of the provisions within the (a) Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 and (b) Jews Relief Act 1858 in the context of the appointment of bishops within the Church of Engl
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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21 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises that there are historical restrictions in statute on Roman Catholic and Jewish people making and advising the Crown on Church appointments. The Government will keep this matter under review but, given other pressing issues, this ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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