Early sight of oral questions to the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners on March 9

2 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry.(903957)

3 Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help support the rollout of (a) family hubs and (b) the other policies in the Department of Health and Social Care policy paper entitled Best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days, published on 25 March 2021.(903958)

8 Nick Fletcher (Don Valley): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to help support family relationships, parenting and marriage.(903963)

9 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will meet the Lord Bishop of Lichfield to discuss outreach work in that diocese.(903964)

10 Jerome Mayhew (Broadland): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of local authority grant funding available to parish churches to upgrade their facilities.(903965)

11 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to implement the decisions of the General Synod on same sex relationships; and if he will make a statement.(903966)

12 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether representatives of the Church of England have had recent discussions with the Church of Nigeria on taking steps to help tackle the killing and abduction of Christians in that country.(903967)