Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What recent assessment she has made of the effect on farmers of phasing out direct payments before the environmental land management scheme is fully implemented.”
Tabled: 3 February 2020Answered: 6 February 2020
Asked by
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
Churches and cathedrals are the treasure houses of our local culture and history. The Church of England manages the largest single group of listed buildings in England—over 12,200 grade I and grade II listed buildings. The value of the work needed to maintain these buildings is estimated at £115 million annually, and the backlog for church building repairs is approximately £1 billion.