Assisted dying

On Tuesday, the Scottish Parliament rejected the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, which had been introduced by Liam McArthur (Orkney, Lib Dem), by 69 votes to 57. The draft report of the debate is here.

Places of Worship Renewal Fund

Further details are emerging – slowly – about how the Places of Worship Renewal Fund will work. In answer to a written question from Lee Pitcher (Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme, Lab) on the future ability of places of worship (in England)  to reclaim VAT on repairs and maintenance works, Ian Murray, Minister of State at DCMS, said this: Continue reading →