Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 69761
Churches: Closures
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches have closed in each year since 1997.
Answer
Marsha De CordovaStarting at 1990, the figures per decade are as follows:1990–1999: 274 2000–2009: 243 2010–2019: 210In the current decade:2020: 15 2021: 26 2022: 11 2023: 17 2024: 15Over this period the Pastoral and Closed Churches Committee of the Church Commissioners h...
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