Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding and support is available for joint faith infrastructure.

Interfaith relations are vital for strong, cohesive communities.

The Government is funding Inter Faith Week 2026, which provides a national platform for organisations and communities across England to come together, strengthen relationships between different faith and belief communities, and deliver joint interfaith activity. This funding supports the development of joint faith infrastructure by enabling organisations to collaborate and build connections through shared activity, including through a new microgrant scheme for grassroots organisations.

More broadly, the Government supports interfaith activity taking place in communities, including through programmes such as Near Neighbours and the Common Ground Resilience Fund. These programmes support local organisations to bring communities together, build relationships across faith and belief groups and strengthen community cohesion.

The Government continues to engage with the faith and belief sector as it considers the future of interfaith co-ordination in England, as faith is a devolved matter.