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Rt Revd Alan Smith

The Lord Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Revd Alan Smith, joined the House of Lords in 2013 as one of the twenty-six Church of England Bishops in the Lords Spiritual. He serves as the current president of the Rural Coalition and is a vice-chair of Peers for Gambling Reform.

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    Coroners currently do not need to record an opinion on the factors that may have caused a person to take their life this has to change, argues the Bishop of St Albans

    The origins of my Private Members Bill, which is awaiting its third reading in the House of Lords, lie in a conversation I had with a couple in St Albansabout eight years ago. They had come to see me to tell me

    by Rt Revd Alan Smith
    March 14, 2023
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    Across the West, growing numbers of parents are choosing elective home education (EHE). The reasons for this vary. Some parents make this choice out of a particular philosophical or religious conviction. Others are unhappy with the quality of education locally or have

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