| Heading: |
Church of Ireland: Bishops |
| Question ID: |
1818296 |
| UIN: |
64002 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-01 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1447 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Rosindell
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| Asking Member handle: |
AndrewRosindell
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@AndrewRosindell
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will reintroduce Lords Spiritual from the Church of Ireland to the House of Lords. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-08 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4479 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Nick Thomas-Symonds
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| Answering Member handle: |
nicktorfaenmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@nicktorfaenmp
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| Answer text: |
Bishops of the Church of Ireland previously sat in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual, from the coming into force of the Union with Ireland Act 1800 until the disestablishment of the Church in 1871. Given the Church of Ireland is no longer part of the ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
53 |
| Answering body name: |
Cabinet Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |