Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential implications for its policies of the level of funding available from the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in 2025-26.”
Tabled: 13 February 2025Answered: 27 February 2025
Asked by
Jack Rankin
Conservative — Windsor
Answering Minister
the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
As I set out in Church Commissioner questions in January, the listed places of worship scheme is an effective way to deliver transformational benefits to local communities. The Government’s extension of the scheme is very welcome, but there are a number of unanswered questions about the impact of the changes to the scheme.