Mid Worcestershire led an adjournment debate in the House of Commons on 17 October 2012 to seek a change in the law, above and beyond the required registration entries and notifications on all affected properties by 13 October 2013. The minister responsible was not convinced that a change was necessary at the time. Chancel Repairs Bill 2014 On 16 July 2014, Lord Avebury gave the first reading to a new Chancel Repairs Bill, which would have had the effect of ending all liability of lay rectors for the repair of the chancels of churches and chapels in England. Lord Avebury caused to be printed these Explanatory Notes. This Bill made no further progress in the session of Parliament, and, consequently, it has been "lost" – it is no longer before Parliament. See also Valor Ecclesiasticus (1535) St Mary Our Lady, Sidlesham, in West Sussex – where the chancel was at one point allowed to fall down after an apparent dispute over who should maintain it. Notes References External links A Church Near You - Church of England parish finder. Note: glebe land can be in an outlying part of another parish, a detached part not shown in this map. Chancel repair liabilities in England and Wales, Legal Records Information Leaflet 33 at National Archives Why archaic laws could land you with repair bills for the local church, The Independent, 15 November 2006 The Land Registration Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions) (No 2) Order 2003, the Statutory Instrument setting out transitional arrangements 2003–2013 Housing in the United Kingdom Public liability Property law