Oral Question·Church Commissioners
“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to install solar power for churches.”
Tabled: 20 November 2025Answered: 27 November 2025
Asked by
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Sir Alan Campbell
The Church of England has committed to net zero carbon by 2030, and is actively supporting solar installations on churches and cathedrals to make the buildings more efficient to run, and to lower operating costs. Through its net zero carbon programme, the Church has allocated £30 million for the years 2023 to ’25, and a total of £190 million over nine years for energy efficiency and renewables projects.