Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 109806

Places of Worship Renewal Fund: Community Development

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Launch of new capital fund for places of worship, HCWS1268, what assessment she has made of the wider community role of places of wor

Answer

Ian Murray

Many places of worship also provide essential community services beyond worship and will consider this as we develop criteria, however we also acknowledge that not all religions use places of worship in this way. We are currently designing the specific cr...

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