Early sight of oral questions to the Church Commissioners - July 12

Oral Questions to the Honourable Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission and the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

1 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has made on its target to increase ordinations by 2020; and what proportion of recent new ordinands are women.(906397)

2Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations the Commission has received on the potential installation of electronic voting systems in the Chamber as part of the (a) Restoration and Renewal Programme and (b) Northern Estate Programme.(906398)

3 Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent estimate the Commission has made of the cost of repairing and refurbishing the Palace of Westminster.(906399)

4 Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations the Commission has received on the potential installation of electronic voting systems in the Chamber as part of the (a) Restoration and Renewal Programme and (b) Northern Estate Programme.(906400)

5 Dame Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proposals the Electoral Commission has for changing the rules on referenda.(906401)

6 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to encourage the development of creative learning in its primary schools.(906402)

7 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has made on its work to tackle modern day slavery; and what steps the Church of England is taking to educate school children on that issue.(906403)

8 Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what advice is being made available to churches to better protect their buildings against metal theft.(906404)

9 John Grogan (Keighley): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to promote inter-faith dialogue.(906405)

10 Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has made in its work to tackle modern day slavery.(906406)

11 Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent assessment the Church of England has made of the effect of the Clewer Initiative on modern slavery in the UK.(906407)

12 Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England is making on building new churches in London.(906408)