Skip main content
Parliamentary & Public Affairs
Maranatha's Parliamentary & Public Affairs Team prays and works towards promoting Christian standards in public policy. To this end, we organise conferences and meetings, respond to formal submissions, submit briefings to committees and lobby opinion-formers and leaders in the United Kingdom, Europe and across the world.
Our full list of submissions and briefings is available from the links to the right:
Our documents are available as PDFs. To view PDFs you may need to download Adobe Reader.
Latest submissions
Jan 10: Hate Crime – An Overview
Download this PDF
Jan 10: The United Nations & Human Rights, A Matter of Concern - A Briefing
Download this PDF
Dec 09: Submission to the BBC Trust in response to the BBC Editorial Guidelines Consultation
Download this PDF
Dec 09: Corruption of the Young
- criticism of the highly controversial NHS Sheffield booklet ‘Pleasure’ for workers among young people on sexual health matters.
Download this PDF
Dec 09: The Slippery Slope to Euthanasia
Download this PDF
Skip right content
Words given to our Community...
“The Maranatha Community is an authentic Christian voice in the land and a sign of hope. It is widely respected as a powerful witness to the Love and Truth of Christ. It is prayer-based and deeply committed to work for healing, peace, justice and reconciliation.”
Baroness Cox,
Former Speaker of the House of Lords
2009
Jan 09: Statement to the Speaker's Conference on the representation of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people in the House of Commons, and associated matters.
Download this PDF
2008
Sept 08: The Horror of Orissa: Briefings to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
Download this PDF
Sept 08: Sex and Relationships Education: Submission to the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Download this PDF
Sept 08: A Review of Sex and Relationships Education: Briefing to Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP and Mr Jim Knight MP.
Download this PDF
June 08: Public Benefit and the Advancement of Religion: Submission to the Charity Commission.
Download this PDF
May 08: An Open Letter: Response to 'A Common Word between Us and You' from 138 Islamic leaders.
Download this PDF
April 08: Sitting on a Time-Bomb: The NEETS threat to our society and economy.
Download this PDF
Jan 08: Submission to the Northern Ireland Consultative Group on the Past.
Download this PDF
2007
Sept 07: Scientific Developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967 (by Council for Health & Wholeness)
Download this PDF
Aug 07: Scientific Developments relating to the Abortion Act 1967
Download this PDF
Mar 07: Questions to the Delegated Legislative Committee on the proposed Sexual Orientation Regulations
Download this PDF
2006
2005
Sept 05: Cannabis Reclassification - A Submission to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Download this PDF
2004
Oct 04: Briefing on mental Capacity Bill (Joint statement with Lawyer's Christian Fellowship)
Download this PDF
Sept 04: Submission for the inquiry into the relationship between the state and the family
Download this PDF
Aug 04: Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill
Download this PDF
Jun 04: A Question of Truth - Submission to BBC
Download this PDF
2003 - 1996
The following submissions and briefings are not available for download. Click here to email the office for more information.
Nov 03: Mental Incapacity Bill (Letter to Lord Falconer of Thoroton)
Oct 03: Civil Registration 'Delivering Vital Change'
Aug 03: Chaplaincy Submission
Mar 03: Submission to Home Office on Drugs
Jul 02: Submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Religious Offences
Jun 02: Submission to Health Committee on National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV
Apr 02: Submission to Lord Chancellor's Department - 'Making decisions: helping people who have difficulty deciding for themselves' (Euthanasia)
Nov 01: Submission to Prime Minister etc - Cannabis A Warning
Apr 01: Health Department - 'A question of Truth' (re Avon Health Authority)
Feb 01: Response to Government White Paper on Communication
Oct 00: The rights of children and rights of Pornographers (R18 videos)
Dec 99: Response to British Board of Film Classification re:Guidelines
Jun 99: Consultation on the review of the National Curriculum in England
Jun 99: Response to Broadcasting Standards Commission - re Religion / Multi-Cultural Society
May 99: Notes produced by to Adjournment Debate House of Commons May 1999
Feb 99: Response to Social Exclusion Unit - '16-18 year olds not in education, training or employment'
Nov 98: Response to the Social Exclusion Unit - Teenage Parenthood
May 98: Family & Marriage - A review of the current situation in the United Kingdom
Mar 97: Submission to UN on Religious Intolerance
Feb 97: Submission to Independent Television Commission - 'No Child of Mine'
Dec 96: Submission to School Curriculum & Assessment Authority