“What recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of changes to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme on listed places of worship.”
Asked by
Greg Smith
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts (Ian Murray)
On this issue, the Secretary of State met my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) in her role as the Second Church Estates Commissioner and my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry). In March 2025, my noble Friend the Minister for Heritage met the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Bristol, my noble Friend Lord Khan of Burnley, my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea and church representatives, as well as visiting Salisbury cathedral and St Michael Le Belfrey in York.