Question follow-through · 35649
Church of England: Rural Areas
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 21 Mar 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Mar 2025
Answer published
Churches in rural areas often play an important role as a community hub and a place to connect with others. The Church of England has many examples of communities tackling social isolation and loneliness; this may be through traditional offering of worshi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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