Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what statutory powers the Church plans to use to facilitate Project Spire.”
Tabled: 26 June 2025Answered: 3 July 2025
Asked by
Sir Desmond Swayne
Conservative — New Forest West
Answering Minister
the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
I thank the right hon. Member for his question and draw his attention to a written response I gave on 22 April. It is the Church’s intention, subject to the approval of the trustees, for the Church Commissioners to make an application to the Charity Commission to authorise an ex gratia payment under section 106 of the Charities Act 2011 on the basis of moral obligation.