Asked by: Lord Redesdale (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what amount of financial support was provided to local church buildings, excluding cathedrals, for fabric repairs in 2022–2023 by the Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport and arm’s length bodies, such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay - Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has funded church buildings through the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which makes available £42 million per annum. This scheme provides grants towards VAT paid on repairs and maintenance to the nation's listed places of worship.
In the period from 2022 to 2023 a total of £16,949,526 was provided to local churches, excluding cathedrals, for conservation and maintenance work from this scheme.
Additionally, the National Lottery Heritage Fund awarded £15,759,986 to places of worship in England over the same period.
Historic England also provided public funding in this period for local churches through different funding programmes. A total of £218,286 was granted for urgent emergency works to church buildings in England in use for worship. In addition, grants were made through Historic England to churches, chapels and one tabernacle which are no longer in use for worship to a total of £902,453.
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Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the potential merits of adopting a public health approach to tackling gambling harms.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom
The Department regularly engages with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on tackling gambling-related harms, and will continue to work closely on the implementation of the gambling white paper commitments, in particular, the implementation of the new statutory levy on gambling operators.
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1: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) The Government remains committed to increasing financial support for culture and the arts. - Speech Link
2: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) Members will recognise my oft-stated commitment to increase funding for the culture and arts sector and - Speech Link
3: Robertson, Angus (SNP - Edinburgh Central) the incoming Labour Government cutting cultural funding through the Department for Digital, Culture, - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 23 2024
Inquiry: Future funding of the BBC World ServiceFound: It is a global ambassador for the UK projecting our values and culture to the world.
Found: Media Bill: HL Bill 44 of 2023–24
Found: Media Bill: HL Bill 44
Feb. 21 2024
Source Page: SLAPPs TaskforceFound: Guidance SLAPPs Taskforce The Taskforce sits within the framework of the National Committee for
Found: Department for Culture, Media & Sport 2022-23