HC Deb 13 May 1998 vol 312 c117W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations he has received concerning the implications of the Human Rights Bill [Lords] for religious organisations. [41202]

Mr. Stuart Bell

I have had a number of recent representations raising various issues relating to the effect on religious organisations, and particularly the Church of England, of the Human Rights Bill. A delegation representing the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and the Free Churches met the Home Secretary before Easter to explain their position.