Oral QuestionDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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.

Tabled: 16 September 2025Answered: 16 October 2025

Asked by

Greg Smith

ConservativeMid Buckinghamshire

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.