Question follow-through · 106245
Church of England: LGBT+ People
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her 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
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Statement of the House of Bishops on Living in Love and Faith, published in January 2026.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
It is for the General Synod, as the elected assembly of the Church of England, to decide matters of doctrine rather than Parliament.More widely, churches and other religious organisations are required to comply with the provisions in the Equality Act 2010...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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