MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday 16 January 2013
Minutes of the meeting of the Ecclesiastical Committee
held on Wednesday 16 January 2013 at 4.30pm in Committee Room
4A, House of Lords.
Present:
Lord Bilston Sir Tony Baldry
MP
Baroness Butler-Sloss Sir Peter Bottomley
MP
Lord Davies of Coity Ben Bradshaw MP
Lord Elton Helen Goodman
MP
Lord Glenarthur Simon Hughes MP
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port Gordon Marsden
MP
Baroness Jolly Andrew Selous MP
Lord Judd
Lord Laming
Lord Lloyd of Berwick
Baroness Perry of Southwark
Lord Shaw of Northstead
Lord Walpole
Lord Lloyd of Berwick in the Chair.
Mr Peter Milledge, Counsel to the Chairman of Committees,
in attendance.
Diocese in Europe Measure
The following representatives of the General Synod
assisted the Committee in its deliberations:
The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell (Bishop of Gibraltar
in Europe)
Mr Robert Key (Member of the House of Laity of the
General Synod)
Mr William Fittall (Secretary General)
The Venerable Christine Hardman (Synod Representative)
Ms Saira Salimi (Deputy Official Solicitor, the Church
of England)
The Committee deliberated.
It was moved that the Diocese in Europe Measure be
deemed expedient.
The motion was agreed to.
Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure
The following representatives of the General Synod
assisted the Committee in its deliberations:
Rt Rev Christopher Hill (Lord Bishop of Guildford)
Rt Worshipful Charles George QC (Dean of the Arches
and Auditor)
Mr William Fittall (Secretary-General, General Synod)
The Venerable Christine Hardman (Synod Representative)
Adrian Iles (Designated Officer, Church of England)
The Committee deliberated.
It was moved that the Clergy Discipline (Amendment)
Measure be deemed expedient.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee adjourned.
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