DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH

Early day motion 1190, tabled 24 April 2002 by Jon Owen Jones (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 33 members.

That this House disagrees with the statement made by the Archbishop of Canterbury that 'the severing of links between church and state would lead to the collapse of civilised society' and that 'honesty, faithfulness, respect and love of neighbour would all be threatened if England abandoned its historic spiritual framework'; and notes that the church has been disestablished in Wales for the most part of a century with no evidence of a collapse in the state or an increase in dishonesty, faithlessness, disrespect or hatred of neighbours when compared with England.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 6, Plaid Cymru 2, Labour/Co-operative 1.