Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 18 June 2026Answered: 24 June 2026
Asked by
Peter Fortune
Conservative — Bromley and Biggin Hill
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
When a church is closed, a formal legal process under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 is followed. There are currently 127 cases in which a new use is being found for closed church buildings; only two are cleared sites, and they are waiting for disposal.