Religion and faith communities
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on religion and faith communities. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs. Information about the relations between the State and the Church of England can be found on the Church and state page, and related information on religious discrimination is available.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 05.10.2012 | Ethnicity and religion: Social Indicators page |
| Ethnicity and religion: Social Indicators page. By Oliver Hawkins and Richard Cracknell. SN/SG/2655. | |
| 11.06.2012 | Religious slaughter |
| This note deals with the concession allowing religious slaughter of animals without pre-stunning | |
| 27.02.2012 | Preventing violent extremism |
| This note gives information on the Prevent strategy, which is aimed at tackling religious extremism. It covers the review of the strategy following the change of Government in 2010, outlines the new strategy, and includes information on integration work, which has now been separated out and will be led by the Department for Communities and Local Government. | |
| 19.01.2012 | Religion in Great Britain: Social Indicators article |
| Trends in religious identity in Great Britain over recent years. | |
| 30.11.2011 | Surface water drainage charge (rain tax) |
| This note introduces the debate surrounding the surface water drainage charge, or 'rain tax'. Following a change in legislation, water companies are now permitted to introduce surface water drainage charge concessionary rates for community groups. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.01.2012 | Social Indicators |
| A compendium of the latest social statistics. This edition includes articles: Religion in Great Britain, and Focus on road casualties | |
| 16.06.2005 | Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (Bill 11 of 2005-06 |
| The Racial and Religious Hatred Bill (Bill 11 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/48 | |
| 16.11.2001 | Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, Parts IV and V:Immigration asylum race and religion (Bill 49 of 2001-02) |
| Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Bill, Parts IV and V:Immigration, asylum race and religion (Bill 49 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/96. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.01.2012 | JAY LENO'S COMMENTS ON THE GOLDEN TEMPLE |
| That this House notes with concern the sketch on the NBC Jay Leno Show where the most sacred Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, was disrespected by Jay Leno when it was referred to as ... | |
| 11.01.2012 | CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA |
| That this House notes the continued frenzied attacks onChristians in Nigeria; condemns those who are choosing to attack people based on their religion; calls on the Government to apply ... | |
| 01.11.2011 | QUAKER PEACE TESTIMONY |
| That this House recognises the 350th anniversary of the first written declaration of a Quaker commitment to peace; notes the adherence of countless Quakers to this commitment over the ... | |
| 31.10.2011 | SELF-IMMOLATIONS IN TIBET |
| That this House is greatly saddened by the disturbing news of 10 incidents of self-immolation in eastern Tibet by young Tibetan monks, former monks and a nun, five tragically losing ... | |
| 26.10.2011 | DIWALI 2011 |
| That this House joins with the rest of the UK in celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights; notes that in Leicester 40,000 attended the switching on of Diwalilights ceremony; congratulates ... |
Lords Library Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 25.11.2011 | House of Lords: Religious Representation |
| This Library Note considers the current role of the Bishops in the House of Lords, and religious representation in the House generally in the context of the Government's proposals for reform. |
