Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tim Loughton and Desmond Swayne

Thursday 27th April 2023 Commons Chamber

[Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)]

1. What discussions the Church of England has had with international counterparts on the desecration of religious sites in the Holy Land.

[Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)]

4. What discussions the Church of England has had with international counterparts on the desecration of religious sites in the Holy Land.

[The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Andrew Selous)]

In the first three months of this year, seven cases of serious vandalism and antisocial behaviour against churches have been recorded in Israel. That is a sharp increase on the previous year. The Church of England continues to work with the Anglican Archbishop of Jerusalem, the heads of other Churches, other faith leaders and the Jordanian Government, as custodian of the holy sites, to maintain the peace.