Question follow-through · 106240

Church of England: LGBT+ People

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment they have made of the potential implications for their policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.

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Answering body
Church Commissioners
Tabled
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
21 Jan 2026
Answer
27 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment they have made of the potential implications for their policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    As one of the Church of England’s National Church Institutions (NCIs), the Archbishops’ Council, in consultation with the other NCIs, manages the Living in Love and Faith programme. The Archbishops’ Council, as part of its standard operations, maintains a...

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Church Commissioners: Written Questions

27 Jan 2026 · To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, when she plans to answer Question 106240 tabled on 15 January 2026, on Church of England: LGBT+ People.