Please click on the link provided to access a copy of a recent article about Second Church Estates Commissioner Tony Baldry from the Door Magazine.

Tony Baldry, MP for north Oxfordshire and the Second Church Estates Commissioner, has nominated the churchyard at St Peter’s Church, Burnham, where his childhood mentor is buried.

Leading traditionalists in the Church of England admit they are “not united” in their response to the introduction of women bishops, but some are vowing to stay and “defeat” the current plan.

Tony Baldry: Church groups of all denominations are seeking to encourage and persuade the Government to continue the listed places of worship grant scheme, which enables a 100% refund of VAT on church buildings and repairs.

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Tony Baldry): I have received numerous representations from people on all sides of the argument. I recently addressed the General Synod of the Church of England on this matter in York, and I have placed a copy of my statement in the Library.

The relationship between the Draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure and the Equality Act 2010 was considered during the recent General Synod.

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con): I hope that the Committee will excuse me if I intervene briefly in my capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner to deal with the points raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Dr Huppert). What he was talking about was something of a straw man. There is nothing in the Bill that changes the existing relationship between the state and faith groups, although it is important to remind the Committee of a couple of things.

Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who the members are of the Faiths Consultative Council; and when it last met. [5595]

On Saturday 10 July, Second Church Estates Commissioner Tony Baldry MP addressed the General Synod in York about Women Bishops.

Please click on the link provided to access a letter Second Church Estates Commissioner, Tony Baldry MP, has written to Exchequer Secretary, David Gauke, regarding a meeting to discuss the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.