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Blog, Church Statements, Response to Consultations · 15 October, 2015

Churches’ Response to Government Consultation on Devolving Sunday Trading

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have responded to the Government consultation on devolving Sunday trading rules. To download the response click here …

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Asylum and Migration, Blog, Church Statements · 14 August, 2015

A statement on the situation in Calais

A joint statement on the situation in Calais from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church  Dr Jill Barber Vice-President of the Methodist Conference  The Revd Lynn Green General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great …

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Blog, Church Statements, Response to Consultations · 11 June, 2014

Churches respond to Government’s draft Child Poverty Strategy

The Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have responded to the UK Government draft “Child Poverty Strategy”. The Child Poverty Act requires the government to update and publish its plan to end Child Poverty by 2020. This target was agreed by all parties and subsequently enshrined in law, …

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