Question follow-through · 11198

Church of England: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if she will meet with the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss the condition of the Church estate in that constituency.

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Answering body
Church Commissioners
Tabled
25 Oct 2024
Target answer date
29 Oct 2024
Answer
1 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, if she will meet with the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss the condition of the Church estate in that constituency.

  2. 29 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    My responsibilities relate to the work of the seven National Church Institutions, and I can give best-practice advice about diocesan and parish activity. I would be happy to meet with the Hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss his constituency an...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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