Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to provide support to (a) community and (b) social enterprises to help re purpose churches that are now closed.

Over 350 Grade I or II* closed listed churches have been saved by the Churches Conservation Trust. The Trust works with the public to ensure these churches once again stand at the heart of their communities, enjoyed as cultural, visitor, educational and social spaces.

The new Heritage Revival Fund will provide £4.85m in 2025/26 to support community organisations to bring neglected heritage buildings into community ownership and back into good use. Further details will be set out in Spring.