Oral questions

To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on whether it plans to make an estimate of the number of voters turned away at polling stations for not having acceptable ID on 4 May 2023.

To ask the hon. 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.

To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, on behalf of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission on the strength and transparency of electoral law on political donations and donors.

To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, on behalf of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had discussions with the Electoral Commission on whether it plans to make an estimate of the number of voters turned away at polling stations for not having acceptable ID on 4 May 2023.

To ask the hon. Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Committee has had recent discussions with the Electoral Commission on the transparency, accountability and effective regulation of political donations to charities that act as think tanks.

To ask the hon. 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.

To ask the hon. 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.

To ask the hon. 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.

To ask the hon. 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.