Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support village halls.

Village halls are at the heart of our rural communities, so I am delighted that we have announced our Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Improvement Grant Fund. We will be spending £3 million to support the modernisation and improvement of village halls across England – to ensure that they are fit for the future and our children and grandchildren can continue to enjoy them.