Bishop of St Albans leads debate on impact for rural communities of reduced bus services November 25, 2016 by Fulcrum On 24th November 2016 the Bishop of St Albans, Rt Revd Alan Smith, led a short debate in the House of Lords on rural bus services. His opening speech is below, along with the Minister’s response. Church of England in Parliament. 25 November 2016 FulcrumShareTweetShare