Public Appointments: Catholicism
Lords · Question HL11706 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government which public offices in the United Kingdom are barred to individuals practising the Roman Catholic faith.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 24 Nov 2025
The Government recognises that there are historical restrictions in statute on Roman Catholic and Jewish people making and advising the Crown on Church appointments. The Government keeps this matter under review, but, given other pressing issues, this is ...